Galla-Sidamo Governorate


Galla-Sidamo Governorate was one of the six governorates of Italian East Africa. It was formed in 1936 from parts of the conquered Ethiopian Empire following the Second Italo-Ethiopian War with the capital was Jimma. In November 1938 some territory of Galla-Sidamo in the Scioa region was given the to neighboring Addis Abeba Governorate, enlarging it to the Scioa Governorate.
The area bordering British Sudan was the stronghold of the Ethiopian resistance against the Italians until 1939, when was practically pacified.
The Governorate of Galla-Sidamo was subdivided into: