It is spoken in the west of Ghana near Sawla, in the Northern Region in the Damongo District.
The administrative center of Semien Omo was Arba Minch; other towns included Areka, Boditi, Sawla and Sodo.
"' Bole "'is a small town and is the capital of Sawla and the village of Bamboi.
The "'Fufulso-Sawla Road "'is a road constructed by the Government of Ghana linking Fufulso and Northern Region of Ghana.
The District Shares Boundaries with Sawla-Tuna-Karlba District to the South, Wa Municipal to the East Nadowli District to the North and to the West with Ivory Coast.
On 1 July 2008, the Ethiopian House of Peoples'Representatives voted to ratify a US $ 9 million loan agreement signed with the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa for the implementation of a rural electrification project linking Sawla and Key Afer in Hamer Bena woreda.