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<span>Administrative zones</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Administrative_zones-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-External_links-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle External links subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Media"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.1</span> <span>Media</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Media-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7" title="أوروميا – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="أوروميا" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%8F" title="Аромія – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Аромія" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Оромия – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Оромия" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromia" title="Oromia – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Oromia" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Or%C3%B2mia" title="Oròmia – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Oròmia" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromiya_Region" title="Oromiya Region – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Oromiya Region" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromie" title="Oromie – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Oromie" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromia" title="Oromia – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Oromia" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9F%CF%81%CF%8C%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%B1_(%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B9%CF%86%CE%AD%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1)" title="Ορόμια (περιφέρεια) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ορόμια (περιφέρεια)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regi%C3%B3n_de_Orom%C3%ADa" title="Región de Oromía – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Región de Oromía" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromio" title="Oromio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Oromio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%82%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="منطقه اورومیا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="منطقه اورومیا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromia" title="Oromia – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Oromia" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rexi%C3%B3n_de_Oromia" title="Rexión de Oromia – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Rexión de Oromia" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%98%A4%EB%A1%9C%EB%AF%B8%EC%95%84%EC%A3%BC" title="오로미아주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="오로미아주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%86_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6" title="ओरोमिआ प्रदेश – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="ओरोमिआ प्रदेश" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromia_(regija)" title="Oromia (regija) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Oromia (regija)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region_Oromia" title="Region Oromia – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Region Oromia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zu mw-list-item"><a href="https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromia_Region" title="Oromia Region – Zulu" lang="zu" hreflang="zu" data-title="Oromia Region" data-language-autonym="IsiZulu" data-language-local-name="Zulu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiZulu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regione_di_Oromia" title="Regione di Oromia – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Regione di Oromia" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%94" title="אורומיה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אורומיה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region_Oromia" title="Region Oromia – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Region Oromia" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%92%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98" title="ორომიის რეგიონი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ორომიის რეგიონი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimbo_la_Oromia" title="Jimbo la Oromia – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Jimbo la Oromia" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromijos_regionas" title="Oromijos regionas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Oromijos regionas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromia_(sz%C3%B6vets%C3%A9gi_%C3%A1llam)" title="Oromia (szövetségi állam) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Oromia (szövetségi állam)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7" title="اوروميا – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="اوروميا" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromia_(regio)" title="Oromia (regio) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Oromia (regio)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AD%E3%83%9F%E3%82%A2%E5%B7%9E" title="オロミア州 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="オロミア州" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromia" title="Oromia – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Oromia" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromiaregionen" title="Oromiaregionen – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Oromiaregionen" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estat_regional_d%27Oromia" title="Estat regional d'Oromia – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Estat regional d'Oromia" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-om mw-list-item"><a href="https://om.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromiyaa" title="Oromiyaa – Oromo" lang="om" hreflang="om" data-title="Oromiyaa" data-language-autonym="Oromoo" data-language-local-name="Oromo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oromoo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%81_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="صوبہ ارومیا – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="صوبہ ارومیا" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromia" title="Oromia – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Oromia" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromia" title="Oromia – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Oromia" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statul_Oromia" title="Statul Oromia – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Statul Oromia" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Оромия – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Оромия" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oromia" title="Oromia – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Oromia" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%88%DA%86%DB%95%DB%8C_%D8%A6%DB%86%D8%B1%DB%86%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="ناوچەی ئۆرۆمیا – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ناوچەی ئۆرۆمیا" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" 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.infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Oromia</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native" lang="om"><b>Oromiyaa</b> <br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold"></span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Ethiopia" title="Regions of Ethiopia">Regional state</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Oromia_Region.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Oromia"><img alt="Flag of Oromia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Oromia_Region.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_Oromia_Region.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Oromia_Region.svg/150px-Flag_of_the_Oromia_Region.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Oromia_Region.svg/200px-Flag_of_the_Oromia_Region.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oromia_Region_emblem.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Oromia"><img alt="Official seal of Oromia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Oromia_Region_emblem.png/100px-Oromia_Region_emblem.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Oromia_Region_emblem.png/150px-Oromia_Region_emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Oromia_Region_emblem.png/200px-Oromia_Region_emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="1280" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oromia_in_Ethiopia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Map of Ethiopia showing Oromia"><img alt="Map of Ethiopia showing Oromia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Oromia_in_Ethiopia.svg/250px-Oromia_in_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="203" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Oromia_in_Ethiopia.svg/375px-Oromia_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Oromia_in_Ethiopia.svg/500px-Oromia_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1843" data-file-height="1494" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Map of <a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a> showing Oromia</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Countries_of_the_world" class="mw-redirect" title="Countries of the world">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official language</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Oromo_language" title="Oromo language">Oromo</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capital</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Addis_Ababa" title="Addis Ababa">Addis Ababa</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_the_Regions_of_Ethiopia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of governors of the Regions of Ethiopia">Chief Administrator</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Shimelis_Abdisa" title="Shimelis Abdisa">Shimelis Abdisa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Prosperity_Party" title="Prosperity Party">Prosperity Party</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">353,690 km<sup>2</sup> (136,560 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">1st</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2017)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">35,467,000<sup id="cite_ref-CSApop_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CSApop-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">1st</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">100.267/km<sup>2</sup> (259.69/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Oromo or Oromian</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/East_Africa_Time" title="East Africa Time">EAT</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:ET" title="ISO 3166-2:ET">ET-OR</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a> (2021)</th><td class="infobox-data">0.482<sup id="cite_ref-GlobalDataLab_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GlobalDataLab-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#900">low</span> · <a href="/wiki/List_of_Ethiopian_regions_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of Ethiopian regions by Human Development Index">8th of 11</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Oromia</b> (<a href="/wiki/Oromo_language" title="Oromo language">Oromo</a>: <i lang="om">Oromiyaa</i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Ethiopia" title="Regions of Ethiopia">regional state</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a> and the homeland of the <a href="/wiki/Oromo_people" title="Oromo people">Oromo people</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under Article 49 of <a href="/wiki/1995_Constitution_of_Ethiopia" title="1995 Constitution of Ethiopia">Ethiopian Constitution</a>, the capital of Oromia is <a href="/wiki/Addis_Ababa" title="Addis Ababa">Addis Ababa</a>, also called Finfinne. The provision of the article maintains special interest of Oromia by utilizing social services and natural resources of Addis Ababa.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is bordered by the <a href="/wiki/Somali_Region" title="Somali Region">Somali Region</a> to the east; the <a href="/wiki/Amhara_Region" title="Amhara Region">Amhara Region</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Afar_Region" title="Afar Region">Afar Region</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Benishangul-Gumuz_Region" title="Benishangul-Gumuz Region">Benishangul-Gumuz Region</a> to the north; <a href="/wiki/Dire_Dawa" title="Dire Dawa">Dire Dawa</a> to the northeast; the <a href="/wiki/South_Sudan" title="South Sudan">South Sudanese</a> state of <a href="/wiki/Upper_Nile_(state)" title="Upper Nile (state)">Upper Nile</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gambela_Region" title="Gambela Region">Gambela Region</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_West_Ethiopia_Peoples%27_Region" title="South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region">South West Ethiopia Region</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southern_Nations,_Nationalities,_and_Peoples%27_Region" title="Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region">Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sidama_Region" title="Sidama Region">Sidama Region</a> to the west; the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Province_(Kenya)" title="Eastern Province (Kenya)">Eastern Province</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a> to the south; as well as Addis Ababa as an <a href="/wiki/Enclave" class="mw-redirect" title="Enclave">enclave</a> surrounded by a <a href="/wiki/Oromia_Special_Zone_Surrounding_Addis_Ababa" class="mw-redirect" title="Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Addis Ababa">Special Zone</a> in its centre and the <a href="/wiki/Harari_Region" title="Harari Region">Harari Region</a> as an enclave surrounded by <a href="/wiki/East_Hararghe" class="mw-redirect" title="East Hararghe">East Hararghe</a> in its east. </p><p>In August 2013, the Ethiopian Central Statistics Agency projected the 2017 population of Oromia as 35,467,001;<sup id="cite_ref-CSApop_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CSApop-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> making it the largest regional state by population. It is also the largest regional state covering 353,690 square kilometres (136,560 sq mi)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <p>The Oromo people are one of the oldest <a href="/wiki/Cushitic_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Cushitic people">Cushitic peoples</a> inhabiting the <a href="/wiki/Horn_of_Africa" title="Horn of Africa">Horn of Africa</a>. There is still no reliable estimate of the history of their settlement in the region, however, many indications suggest that they have been living in the north of <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a> and south-east Ethiopia for more than 7,000 years, until the <a href="/wiki/Oromo_migrations" class="mw-redirect" title="Oromo migrations">great expansion in 1520</a> when they expanded to the south-west and some areas in the north.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The Oromo remained independent until the last quarter of the 19th century,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> when they lost their sovereignty. From 1881 to 1886, <a href="/wiki/Emperor_of_Ethiopia" title="Emperor of Ethiopia">Emperor</a> <a href="/wiki/Menelik_II" title="Menelik II">Menelik II</a> conducted several unsuccessful invasion campaigns against their territory. The Arsi Oromo demonstrated fierce resistance against this <a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Empire" title="Ethiopian Empire">Abyssinian</a> conquest,<sup id="cite_ref-abbas_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abbas-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> putting up stiff opposition against an enemy equipped with modern European firearms. They were ultimately defeated in 1886.<sup id="cite_ref-abbas_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abbas-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1940s some Arsi Oromo together with people from <a href="/wiki/Bale_province" class="mw-redirect" title="Bale province">Bale province</a> joined the <a href="/wiki/Harari_people" title="Harari people">Harari</a> Kulub movement, an affiliate of the <a href="/wiki/Somali_Youth_League" title="Somali Youth League">Somali Youth League</a> that opposed Amhara Christian domination of <a href="/wiki/Hararghe" title="Hararghe">Hararghe</a>. The Ethiopian government violently suppressed these ethno-religious movements.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the 1970s the Arsi formed alliances with <a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1967, the <a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Empire" title="Ethiopian Empire">imperial regime</a> of <a href="/wiki/Haile_Selassie_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Haile Selassie I">Haile Selassie I</a> outlawed the <a href="/wiki/Mecha_and_Tulama_Self-Help_Association" title="Mecha and Tulama Self-Help Association">Mecha and Tulama Self-Help Association</a> (MTSHA), an Oromo social movement, and conducted mass arrests and executions of its members. The group's leader, Colonel General <a href="/wiki/Tadesse_Birru" title="Tadesse Birru">Tadesse Birru</a>, who was a prominent military officer, was among those arrested.<sup id="cite_ref-Adejumobi_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Adejumobi-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The actions by the regime sparked outrage among the Oromo community, ultimately leading to the formation of the <a href="/wiki/Oromo_Liberation_Front" title="Oromo Liberation Front">Oromo Liberation Front</a> in 1973.<sup id="cite_ref-gadaa2_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gadaa2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Oromos perceived the rule of Emperor <a href="/wiki/Haile_Selassie" title="Haile Selassie">Haile Selassie</a> as oppressive, as the <a href="/wiki/Oromo_language" title="Oromo language">Oromo language</a> was banned from education and use in administration,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and speakers were privately and publicly mocked.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Amhara culture dominated throughout the eras of military and monarchic rule. </p><p>Both the imperial and the <a href="/wiki/Derg" title="Derg">Derg</a> government relocated numerous <a href="/wiki/Amhara_people" title="Amhara people">Amharas</a> into southern Ethiopia, including the present day Oromia region, in order to alleviate drought in the north of the country.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also served in government administration, courts, church and even in school, where <a href="/wiki/Oromo_language" title="Oromo language">Oromo texts</a> were eliminated and replaced by Amharic.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Further disruption under the Derg regime came through the forced concentration and resettlement of peasant communities in fewer villages.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Abyssinian elites perceived the Oromo identity and languages as opposing the expansion of an Ethiopian national identity.<sup id="cite_ref-Bulcha1997_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bulcha1997-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the early 1990s, the <a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Democratic_People%27s_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethiopian Democratic People's Republic">Ethiopian Democratic People's Republic</a> began to <a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Civil_War#1990s" title="Ethiopian Civil War">lose its control over Ethiopia</a>. The OLF failed to maintain strong alliances with the other two rebel groups at the time: the <a href="/wiki/Eritrean_People%27s_Liberation_Front" title="Eritrean People's Liberation Front">Eritrean People's Liberation Front</a> (EPLF) and the <a href="/wiki/Tigray_People%27s_Liberation_Front" title="Tigray People's Liberation Front">Tigray People's Liberation Front</a> (TPLF).<sup id="cite_ref-auto_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1990, the TPLF created an umbrella organization for several rebel groups in Ethiopia, the <a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_People%27s_Revolutionary_Democratic_Front" title="Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front">Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front</a> (EPRDF). The EPRDF's Oromo subordinate, the <a href="/wiki/Oromo_People%27s_Democratic_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Oromo People's Democratic Organization">Oromo People's Democratic Organization</a> (OPDO) was seen as an attempted replacement for the OLF.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On 28 May 1991, the EPRDF seized power and established a <a href="/wiki/Transitional_Government_of_Ethiopia" title="Transitional Government of Ethiopia">transitional government</a>. The EPRDF and the OLF pledged to work together in the new government; however, they were largely unable to cooperate, as the OLF saw the OPDO as an EPRDF ploy to limit their influence.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1992, the OLF announced that it was withdrawing from the transitional government because of "harassment and [the]assassinations of its members". In response, the EPRDF sent soldiers to destroy OLA camps.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Despite initial victories against the EPRDF, the OLF were eventually overwhelmed by the EPRDF's superior numbers and weaponry, forcing OLA soldiers to use <a href="/wiki/Guerrilla_warfare" title="Guerrilla warfare">guerrilla warfare</a> instead of traditional tactics.<sup id="cite_ref-Chronology_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chronology-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the late 1990s, most of the OLF's leaders had escaped Ethiopia, and the land originally administered by the OLF had been seized by the Ethiopian government, now led by the EPRDF.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prior to the establishment of present-day Addis Ababa the location was called Finfinne in <a href="/wiki/Oromo_language" title="Oromo language">Oromo</a>, a name which refers to the presence of hot springs. The area was previously inhabited by various Oromo clans.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2000, Oromia's capital was moved from Addis Ababa to Adama.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because this move sparked considerable controversy and protests among Oromo students, the <a href="/wiki/Oromo_Peoples%27_Democratic_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization">Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization</a> (OPDO), part of the ruling <a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_People%27s_Revolutionary_Democratic_Front" title="Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front">EPRDF</a> coalition, on 10 June 2005, officially announced plans to move the regional capital back to Addis Ababa.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Further protests sparked on 25 April 2014, against the <a href="/wiki/2014_Addis_Ababa_Master_Plan" title="2014 Addis Ababa Master Plan">Addis Ababa Master Plan</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> then resumed on 12 September 2015 and continued into 2016, when renewed <a href="/wiki/2016_Ethiopian_protests" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 Ethiopian protests">protests broke out</a> across Ethiopia, centering around the Oromia region. Dozens of protesters were killed in the first days of the protests and internet service was cut in many parts of the region.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019, the <a href="/wiki/Irreecha" class="mw-redirect" title="Irreecha">Irreecha</a> festival was celebrated in Addis Ababa after 150 years of being banned.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Oromia_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Geography of Oromia Region">Geography of Oromia Region</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bale_Mountains_National_Park_(49849581626).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Bale_Mountains_National_Park_%2849849581626%29.jpg/220px-Bale_Mountains_National_Park_%2849849581626%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Bale_Mountains_National_Park_%2849849581626%29.jpg/330px-Bale_Mountains_National_Park_%2849849581626%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Bale_Mountains_National_Park_%2849849581626%29.jpg/440px-Bale_Mountains_National_Park_%2849849581626%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4215" data-file-height="2372" /></a><figcaption>Vegetations in <a href="/wiki/Bale_Mountains_National_Park" title="Bale Mountains National Park">Bale Mountains National Park</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Oromia includes the former <a href="/wiki/Arsi_Province" title="Arsi Province">Arsi Province</a> along with portions of the former <a href="/wiki/Bale_Province,_Ethiopia" title="Bale Province, Ethiopia">Bale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illubabor_Province" title="Illubabor Province">Illubabor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kaffa_Province,_Ethiopia" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaffa Province, Ethiopia">Kaffa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shewa" title="Shewa">Shewa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sidamo_Province" title="Sidamo Province">Sidamo</a> provinces.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Oromia shares a boundary with almost every region of Ethiopia except for the <a href="/wiki/Tigray_Region" title="Tigray Region">Tigray Region</a>. These boundaries have been disputed in a number of cases, most notably between Oromia and the <a href="/wiki/Somali_Region" title="Somali Region">Somali Region</a>. One attempt to resolve the dispute between the two regions was the October 2004 referendum held in about 420 <a href="/wiki/Kebele" class="mw-redirect" title="Kebele">kebeles</a> in 12 <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Ethiopia" title="Districts of Ethiopia">districts</a> across five zones of the Somali Region. According to the official results of the referendum, about 80% of the disputed areas have fallen under Oromia administration, though there were allegations of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Voting_irregularities&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Voting irregularities (page does not exist)">voting irregularities</a> in many of them.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The results led over the following weeks to minorities in these kebeles being pressured to leave. In Oromiya, estimates based on figures given by local district and kebele authorities suggest that 21,520 people have become <a href="/wiki/Internally_displaced_person" title="Internally displaced person">internally displaced persons</a> (IDPs) in border districts, namely <a href="/wiki/Mieso,_Oromia_(woreda)" title="Mieso, Oromia (woreda)">Mieso</a>, <a href="/wiki/Doba_(woreda)" title="Doba (woreda)">Doba</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Erer" title="Erer">Erer</a> in the <a href="/wiki/West_Hararghe_Zone" title="West Hararghe Zone">West Hararghe Zone</a> and <a href="/wiki/East_Hararghe_Zone" title="East Hararghe Zone">East Hararghe Zones</a>. Federal authorities believe that this number may be overstated by as much as 11,000. In Doba, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ethiopian_Ministry_of_Federal_Affairs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ethiopian Ministry of Federal Affairs (page does not exist)">Ministry of Federal Affairs</a> put the number of IDPs at 6,000. There are also more than 2,500 displaced persons in Mieso.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, there were reports of people being displaced in the border area of Moyale and Borena zones due to this conflict.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Towns in the region include <a href="/wiki/Adama" title="Adama">Adama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ambo,_Ethiopia" title="Ambo, Ethiopia">Ambo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asella" title="Asella">Asella</a>, <a href="/wiki/Badessa,_Oromia" title="Badessa, Oromia">Badessa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bale_Robe" title="Bale Robe">Bale Robe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bedele" title="Bedele">Bedele</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bishoftu" title="Bishoftu">Bishoftu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beica" class="mw-redirect" title="Beica">Begi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bule_Hora" title="Bule Hora">Bule Hora</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burayu" title="Burayu">Burayu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chiro_(town)" title="Chiro (town)">Chiro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dembidolo" title="Dembidolo">Dembidolo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fiche,_Ethiopia" title="Fiche, Ethiopia">Fiche</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gimbi" title="Gimbi">Gimbi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Goba" title="Goba">Goba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Haramaya" title="Haramaya">Haramaya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Holeta_Genet" class="mw-redirect" title="Holeta Genet">Holeta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jimma" title="Jimma">Jimma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Koye_Feche" title="Koye Feche">Koye Feche</a>, <a href="/wiki/Metu,_Ethiopia" title="Metu, Ethiopia">Metu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Negele_Arsi" title="Negele Arsi">Negele Arsi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nekemte" title="Nekemte">Nekemte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sebeta" class="mw-redirect" title="Sebeta">Sebeta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shashamane" title="Shashamane">Shashamane</a> and <a href="/wiki/Waliso" title="Waliso">Waliso</a>, among many others. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 0.5em;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 1994 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">18,732,525</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2007 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">26,993,933</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+44.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px"> 2015 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">33,692,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+24.8%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">source:<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>At the time of the 2007 census conducted by the <a href="/wiki/Central_Statistical_Agency_(Ethiopia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia)">Central Statistical Agency</a> of Ethiopia (CSA), Oromia region had a total population of 26,993,933, consisting of 13,595,006 men and 13,398,927 women;<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> urban inhabitants numbered 3,317,460 or 11.3% of the population. With an estimated area of 353,006.81 square kilometres (136,296.69 sq mi), the region had an estimated population density of 76.93 inhabitants per square kilometre (199.2/sq mi). For the entire region 5,590,530 households were counted, which resulted in an average for the region of 4.8 persons to a household, with urban households having on average 3.8 and rural households 5.0 people. The projected population for 2017 was 35,467,001.<sup id="cite_ref-CSApop_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CSApop-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the previous census, conducted in 1994, the region's population was reported to be 17,088,136; urban inhabitants number 621,210 or 14% of the population.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>According to the CSA, as of 2004<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oromia&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, 32% of the population had access to <a href="/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Ethiopia" title="Water supply and sanitation in Ethiopia">safe drinking water</a>, of whom 23.7% were rural inhabitants and 91.03% were urban.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Values for other reported common indicators of the <a href="/wiki/Standard_of_living" title="Standard of living">standard of living</a> for Oromia as of 2005<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oromia&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> include the following: 19.9% of the inhabitants fall into the lowest wealth quintile; adult literacy for men is 61.5% and for women 29.5%; and the regional <a href="/wiki/Infant_mortality_rate" class="mw-redirect" title="Infant mortality rate">infant mortality rate</a> is 76 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, which is about the same as the nationwide average of 77; at least half of these deaths occurred in the infants' first month of life.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ethnic_groups">Ethnic groups</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_ethnic_groups_in_Ethiopia" title="List of ethnic groups in Ethiopia">List of ethnic groups in Ethiopia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oromo_people" title="Oromo people">Oromo people</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#e0e0e0"> <th rowspan="1">Ethnic group </th> <th colspan="2">1994 Census<sup id="cite_ref-census1994-ethnic_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census1994-ethnic-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">2007 Census<sup id="cite_ref-census2007-ethnic_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2007-ethnic-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Oromo_people" title="Oromo people">Oromo</a> </td> <td>15,709,474 </td> <td>85% </td> <td>23,708,767 </td> <td>88% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Amhara_people" title="Amhara people">Amhara</a> </td> <td>1,684,128 </td> <td>9% </td> <td>1,943,578 </td> <td>7% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Other ethnic groups </td> <td>1,080,218 </td> <td>6% </td> <td>1,341,588 </td> <td>5% </td></tr> <tr> <th align="left">Total population </th> <th>18,473,820 </th> <th> </th> <th>26,993,933 </th> <th> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Ethiopia" title="Religion in Ethiopia">Religion in Ethiopia</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#e0e0e0"> <th rowspan="1">Religion (entire region) </th> <th colspan="2">1994 Census<sup id="cite_ref-census1994-religion_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census1994-religion-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">2007 Census<sup id="cite_ref-census2007-religion_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2007-religion-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Islam_in_Ethiopia" title="Islam in Ethiopia">Muslim</a> </td> <td>8,178,058 </td> <td>44% </td> <td>12,835,410 </td> <td>48% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church" title="Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church">Orthodox Christians</a> </td> <td>7,621,727 </td> <td>41% </td> <td>8,204,908 </td> <td>30% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/P%27ent%27ay" title="P'ent'ay">Protestant Christians</a> </td> <td>1,588,310 </td> <td>9% </td> <td>4,780,917 </td> <td>18% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Waaqeffanna" title="Waaqeffanna">Waaqeffanna</a> </td> <td>778,359 </td> <td>4% </td> <td>887,773 </td> <td>3% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">other religious groups </td> <td>307,366 </td> <td>2% </td> <td>284,925 </td> <td>1% </td></tr> <tr> <th align="left">Total population </th> <th>18,473,820 </th> <th> </th> <th>26,993,933 </th> <th> </th></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#e0e0e0"> <th rowspan="1">Religion (urban areas) </th> <th colspan="2">1994 Census<sup id="cite_ref-census1994-religion_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census1994-religion-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">2007 Census<sup id="cite_ref-census2007-religion_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2007-religion-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church" title="Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church">Orthodox Christians</a> </td> <td>1,330,301 </td> <td>68% </td> <td>1,697,495 </td> <td>51% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Islam_in_Ethiopia" title="Islam in Ethiopia">Muslim</a> </td> <td>471,462 </td> <td>24% </td> <td>990,109 </td> <td>30% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/P%27ent%27ay" title="P'ent'ay">Protestant Christians</a> </td> <td>137070 </td> <td>7% </td> <td>580,562 </td> <td>18% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">other religious groups </td> <td>23,971 </td> <td>1% </td> <td>49,294 </td> <td>1% </td></tr> <tr> <th align="left">Total population </th> <th>1,962,804 </th> <th> </th> <th>3,317,460 </th> <th> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Languages">Languages</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Oromo_language" title="Oromo language">Oromo language</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Oromo_language" title="Oromo language">Oromo</a> is written with Latin characters known as <i>Qubee</i>, only formally adopted in 1991<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after various other Latin-based orthographies had been used previously. </p><p>Oromo is one of the official working languages of Ethiopia<sup id="cite_ref-africanews.com_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-africanews.com-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is also the working language of several of the states within the Ethiopian federal system including Oromia,<sup id="cite_ref-The_world_factbook_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_world_factbook-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Harari_Region" title="Harari Region">Harari</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dire_Dawa" title="Dire Dawa">Dire Dawa</a> regional states and of the <a href="/wiki/Oromia_Zone" title="Oromia Zone">Oromia Zone</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Amhara_Region" title="Amhara Region">Amhara Region</a>. It is a language of primary education in Oromia, Harari and of the <a href="/wiki/Oromia_Zone" title="Oromia Zone">Oromia Zone</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Amhara_Region" title="Amhara Region">Amhara Region</a>. It is used as an internet language for federal websites along with <a href="/wiki/Tigrinya_language" title="Tigrinya language">Tigrinya</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are more than 33.8% Oromo speakers in Ethiopia and it is considered the most widely spoken language in Ethiopia.<sup id="cite_ref-The_world_factbook_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_world_factbook-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also the most widely spoken <a href="/wiki/Cushitic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Cushitic language">Cushitic language</a> and the fourth-most widely spoken <a href="/wiki/Language_of_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Language of Africa">language of Africa</a>, after Arabic, <a href="/wiki/Hausa_language" title="Hausa language">Hausa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language">Swahili languages</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Forms of Oromo are spoken as a first language by more than 35 million Oromo people in Ethiopia and by an additional half-million in parts of northern and eastern Kenya.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also spoken by smaller numbers of emigrants in other African countries such as South Africa, Libya, Egypt and Sudan. Besides first language speakers, a number of members of other ethnicities who are in contact with the Oromo speak it as a second language. See, for example, <a href="/wiki/Harari_people" title="Harari people">Harari</a>, <a href="/wiki/Omotic_languages" title="Omotic languages">Omotic</a>-speaking <a href="/wiki/Bambassi_language" title="Bambassi language">Bambassi</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Nilo-Saharan_languages" title="Nilo-Saharan languages">Nilo-Saharan</a>-speaking <a href="/wiki/Kwama_people" title="Kwama people">Kwama</a> in northwestern, eastern and south Oromia.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lega_Dembi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Lega_Dembi.jpg/220px-Lega_Dembi.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Lega_Dembi.jpg/330px-Lega_Dembi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Lega_Dembi.jpg/440px-Lega_Dembi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="371" /></a><figcaption>The road to <a href="/wiki/Lega_Dembi_Mine" title="Lega Dembi Mine">Lega Dembi</a> gold mine</figcaption></figure> <p>Oromia is a major contributor to Ethiopia's main exports - gold, coffee, khat and cattle. <a href="/wiki/Lega_Dembi" class="mw-redirect" title="Lega Dembi">Lega Dembi</a> in <a href="/wiki/Guji_Zone" title="Guji Zone">Guji Zone</a>, owned by <a href="/wiki/MIDROC" title="MIDROC">MIDROC</a> has exported more than 5000 kilograms of gold,<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> followed by Tulu Kapi gold deposit in <a href="/wiki/West_Welega_Zone" title="West Welega Zone">West Welega Zone</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Awoday in <a href="/wiki/East_Hararghe_Zone" title="East Hararghe Zone">East Hararghe Zone</a> is the biggest market of <a href="/wiki/Khat" title="Khat">khat</a> exporting to <a href="/wiki/Djibouti" title="Djibouti">Djibouti</a> and <a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Oromia also has more abundant livestock than any other region of Ethiopia, including camels. It is also the largest producer of cereals and coffee. </p><p>The CSA reported that, from 2004 to 2005, 115,083 tons of coffee were produced in Oromia, based on inspection records from the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority. This represents 50.7% of the total production in Ethiopia. Farmers in the Region had an estimated total of 17,214,540 cattle (representing 44.4% of Ethiopia's total cattle), 6,905,370 sheep (39.6), 4,849,060 goats (37.4%), 959,710 horses (63.25%), 63,460 mules (43.1%), 278,440 asses (11.1%), 139,830 camels (30.6%), 11,637,070 poultry of all species (37.7%), and 2,513,790 <a href="/wiki/Apiculture" class="mw-redirect" title="Apiculture">beehives</a> (57.73%).<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to a March 2003 <a href="/wiki/World_Bank" title="World Bank">World Bank</a> publication, the average rural household has 1.14 hectares of land compared to the national average of 1.01 hectares. 24% of the population work in non-farm related jobs compared to the national average of 25%.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Educational_institutions">Educational institutions</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adama_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Adama University">Adama University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambo_University" title="Ambo University">Ambo University</a></li> <li>Arsi University</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dambi_Dollo_University&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dambi Dollo University (page does not exist)">Dambi Dollo University</a><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dandii_Boruu_University_College" title="Dandii Boruu University College">Dandii Boruu University College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haramaya_University" title="Haramaya University">Haramaya University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimma_Teachers_College" title="Jimma Teachers College">Jimma Teachers College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimma_University" title="Jimma University">Jimma University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madda_Walabu_University" title="Madda Walabu University">Madda Walabu University</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mattu_University&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mattu University (page does not exist)">Mattu University</a><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Generation_University_College" title="New Generation University College">New Generation University College</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oda_Bultum_University&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Oda Bultum University (page does not exist)">Oda Bultum University </a><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oromia_State_University&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Oromia State University (page does not exist)">Oromia State University</a><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rift_Valley_University_College" title="Rift Valley University College">Rift Valley University College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wollega_University" title="Wollega University">Wollega University</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Awash_Valley_University&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Awash Valley University (page does not exist)">Awash Valley University</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_Chief_Administrators_of_Oromia_Region">List of Chief Administrators of Oromia Region</h2></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Tenure </th> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Incumbent </th> <th>Affiliation </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1992–1995</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hassen_Ali&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hassen Ali (page does not exist)">Hassen Ali</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oromo_Democratic_Party" title="Oromo Democratic Party">OPDO</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 – 24 July 2001</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kuma_Demeksa" title="Kuma Demeksa">Kuma Demeksa</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oromo_Democratic_Party" title="Oromo Democratic Party">OPDO</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 2001 – October 2001</td> <td></td> <td><i>Position vacant</i></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 October 2001 – 6 October 2005</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Junedin_Sado" title="Junedin Sado">Junedin Sado</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oromo_Democratic_Party" title="Oromo Democratic Party">OPDO</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 October 2005 – September 2010</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Abadula_Gemeda" title="Abadula Gemeda">Abadula Gemeda</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oromo_Democratic_Party" title="Oromo Democratic Party">OPDO</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 2010 – 17 February 2014</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alemayehu_Atomsa" title="Alemayehu Atomsa">Alemayehu Atomsa</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oromo_Democratic_Party" title="Oromo Democratic Party">OPDO</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 March 2014 – 23 October 2016</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Muktar_Kedir" title="Muktar Kedir">Muktar Kedir</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oromo_Democratic_Party" title="Oromo Democratic Party">OPDO</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 October 2016 – 18 April 2019</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:(Lemma_Megersa)_191203-Z-DZ751-005_(49195021722)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/%28Lemma_Megersa%29_191203-Z-DZ751-005_%2849195021722%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-%28Lemma_Megersa%29_191203-Z-DZ751-005_%2849195021722%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/%28Lemma_Megersa%29_191203-Z-DZ751-005_%2849195021722%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-%28Lemma_Megersa%29_191203-Z-DZ751-005_%2849195021722%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/%28Lemma_Megersa%29_191203-Z-DZ751-005_%2849195021722%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-%28Lemma_Megersa%29_191203-Z-DZ751-005_%2849195021722%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="365" data-file-height="488" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lemma_Megersa" title="Lemma Megersa">Lemma Megersa</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oromo_Democratic_Party" title="Oromo Democratic Party">OPDO/ODP</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 April 2019 – present</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shemeles_Abdisa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Shemeles_Abdisa.jpg/60px-Shemeles_Abdisa.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Shemeles_Abdisa.jpg/90px-Shemeles_Abdisa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Shemeles_Abdisa.jpg/120px-Shemeles_Abdisa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1054" data-file-height="1801" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shimelis_Abdisa" title="Shimelis Abdisa">Shimelis Abdisa</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oromo_Democratic_Party" title="Oromo Democratic Party">ODP</a>/<a href="/wiki/Prosperity_Party" title="Prosperity Party">PP</a></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administrative_zones">Administrative zones</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_in_the_Oromia_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="List of districts in the Oromia Region">List of districts in the Oromia Region</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_zones_of_Ethiopia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Map_of_zones_of_Ethiopia.svg/220px-Map_of_zones_of_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Map_of_zones_of_Ethiopia.svg/330px-Map_of_zones_of_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Map_of_zones_of_Ethiopia.svg/440px-Map_of_zones_of_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1843" data-file-height="1494" /></a><figcaption>Map of the regions and zones of Ethiopia</figcaption></figure> <p>Oromia is subdivided into 21 administrative <a href="/wiki/Zones_of_Ethiopia" class="mw-redirect" title="Zones of Ethiopia">zones</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Oromia_zone_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oromia_zone-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-obnoromia.com_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-obnoromia.com-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in turn divided into <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Ethiopia" title="Districts of Ethiopia">districts</a> (<i>weredas</i>). </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption><a href="/wiki/List_of_zones_of_Ethiopia" title="List of zones of Ethiopia">Zones of Oromia</a> and their administrative capitals </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Number</th> <th>Zone</th> <th>Area<br />in km<sup>2</sup></th> <th>Population<br />estimate<br />2022<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Administrative<br />capital </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arsi_Zone" title="Arsi Zone">Arsi Zone</a></td> <td align="right">19,825.22</td> <td align="right">3,894,248</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Asella" title="Asella">Asela</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bale_Zone" title="Bale Zone">Bale Zone</a></td> <td align="right">43,690.56</td> <td align="right">2,073,381</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bale_Robe" title="Bale Robe">Bale Robe</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Borena_Zone" title="Borena Zone">Borena Zone</a></td> <td align="right">45,434.97</td> <td align="right">1,402,530</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yabelo" title="Yabelo">Yabelo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buno_Bedele_Zone" title="Buno Bedele Zone">Buno Bedele Zone</a></td> <td align="right"></td> <td align="right"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bedele" title="Bedele">Bedele</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Hararghe_Zone" title="East Hararghe Zone">East Hararghe Zone</a></td> <td align="right">17,935.40</td> <td align="right">3,954,416</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harar" title="Harar">Harar</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Shewa_Zone" title="East Shewa Zone">East Shewa Zone</a></td> <td align="right">8,370.90</td> <td align="right">2,126,152</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adama" title="Adama">Adama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Welega_Zone" title="East Welega Zone">East Welega Zone</a></td> <td align="right">12,579.77</td> <td align="right">1,806,001</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nekemte" title="Nekemte">Nekemte</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guji_Zone" title="Guji Zone">Guji Zone</a></td> <td align="right">18,577.05</td> <td align="right">2,030,667</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Negele_Borana" title="Negele Borana">Negele Borana</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Horo_Guduru_Welega_Zone" title="Horo Guduru Welega Zone">Horo Guduru Welega Zone</a></td> <td align="right">8,097.27</td> <td align="right">840,709</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shambu" title="Shambu">Shambu</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illubabor_Zone" title="Illubabor Zone">Illu Aba Bora Zone</a></td> <td align="right">15,135.33</td> <td align="right">1,861,919</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Metu,_Ethiopia" title="Metu, Ethiopia">Metu</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimma_Zone" title="Jimma Zone">Jimma Zone</a></td> <td align="right">15,568.58</td> <td align="right">3,568,782</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimma" title="Jimma">Jimma</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kelam_Welega_Zone" title="Kelam Welega Zone">Kelam Welega Zone</a></td> <td align="right">9,851.17</td> <td align="right">1,166,694</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dembidolo" title="Dembidolo">Dembidolo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Shewa_Zone_(Oromia)" title="North Shewa Zone (Oromia)">North Shewa Zone</a></td> <td align="right">10,332,48</td> <td align="right">2,100,331</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fiche,_Ethiopia" title="Fiche, Ethiopia">Fiche</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southwest_Shewa_Zone" title="Southwest Shewa Zone">Southwest Shewa Zone</a></td> <td align="right">6,508.29</td> <td align="right">1,640,751</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waliso" title="Waliso">Waliso</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Arsi_Zone" title="West Arsi Zone">West Arsi Zone</a></td> <td align="right">11,776.72</td> <td align="right">2,929,894</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shashamane" title="Shashamane">Shashamane</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Guji_Zone" title="West Guji Zone">West Guji 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href="/wiki/Limuna_Bilbilo" title="Limuna Bilbilo">Limuna Bilbilo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lude_Hitosa" title="Lude Hitosa">Lude Hitosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merti" title="Merti">Merti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munesa" title="Munesa">Munesa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robe_(Aanaa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Robe (Aanaa)">Robe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seru_(Aanaa)" title="Seru (Aanaa)">Seru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sire_(Aanaa)" title="Sire (Aanaa)">Sire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherka" title="Sherka">Sherka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sude,_Ethiopia" title="Sude, Ethiopia">Sude</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tena_(Aanaa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tena (Aanaa)">Tena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiyo_(District)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiyo (District)">Tiyo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Bale_Zone" title="Bale Zone">Bale Zone</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agarfa" title="Agarfa">Agarfa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bale_Robe" title="Bale Robe">Robe Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berbere_(woreda)" title="Berbere (woreda)">Berbere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dawe_Kachen" title="Dawe Kachen">Dawe Kachen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dawe_Serara" title="Dawe Serara">Dawe Serara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delo_Menna" title="Delo Menna">Delo Menna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dinsho_(woreda)" title="Dinsho (woreda)">Dinsho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gasera_(woreda)" title="Gasera (woreda)">Gasera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ginir_(woreda)" title="Ginir (woreda)">Ginir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goba_(woreda)" title="Goba (woreda)">Goba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goba" title="Goba">Goba Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gololcha_(Bale)" title="Gololcha (Bale)">Gololcha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goro,_Oromia_(woreda)" title="Goro, Oromia (woreda)">Goro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guradamole,_Oromia_(woreda)" title="Guradamole, Oromia (woreda)">Guradamole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legehida" title="Legehida">Legehida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raytu" title="Raytu">Raytu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seweyna" title="Seweyna">Seweyna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinana" title="Sinana">Sinana</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Borena_Zone" title="Borena Zone">Borena Zone</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arero" title="Arero">Arero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dillo_(woreda)" title="Dillo (woreda)">Dillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dire_(Aanaa)" title="Dire (Aanaa)">Dire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gomole_(woreda)" title="Gomole (woreda)">Gomole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miyu_(woreda)" title="Miyu (woreda)">Miyu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moyale,_Oromia_(woreda)" title="Moyale, Oromia (woreda)">Moyale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teltele_(woreda)" title="Teltele (woreda)">Teltele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yabelo_(Aanaa)" title="Yabelo (Aanaa)">Yabelo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Buno_Bedele_Zone" title="Buno Bedele Zone">Buno Bedele Zone</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bedele_Zuria" title="Bedele Zuria">Bedele Zuria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedele" title="Bedele">Bedele Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borecha" title="Borecha">Borecha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chewaka" title="Chewaka">Chewaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chora_(woreda)" title="Chora (woreda)">Chora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dabo_Hana" title="Dabo Hana">Dabo Hana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dega_(woreda)" title="Dega (woreda)">Dega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Didessa_(woreda)" title="Didessa (woreda)">Didessa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gechi_(woreda)" title="Gechi (woreda)">Gechi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mako_(woreda)" title="Mako (woreda)">Mako</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/East_Borana_Zone" title="East Borana Zone">East Borana Zone</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guji_(aanaa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Guji (aanaa) (page does not exist)">Guji woreda</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gumi_Eldalo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gumi Eldalo (page does not exist)">Gumi Eldalo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harena_Buluk" title="Harena Buluk">Harena Buluk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liben,_Guji,_Oromia" class="mw-redirect" title="Liben, Guji, Oromia">Liben</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meda_Welabu" title="Meda Welabu">Meda Welabu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moyale" title="Moyale">Moyale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moyale,_Oromia_(woreda)" title="Moyale, Oromia (woreda)">Moyale woreda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Negele_Borana" title="Negele Borana">Negele Borana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oborso&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Oborso (page does not exist)">Oborso</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wachile&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wachile (page does not exist)">Wachile</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/East_Hararghe_Zone" title="East Hararghe Zone">East Hararghe Zone</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Babile,_Oromia_(Aanaa)" title="Babile, Oromia (Aanaa)">Babile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badeno_(Aanaa)" title="Badeno (Aanaa)">Badeno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinaksen_(Aanaa)" title="Chinaksen (Aanaa)">Chinaksen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dadar_(Aanaa)" title="Dadar (Aanaa)">Dadar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fedis" title="Fedis">Fedis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girawa_(Aanaa)" title="Girawa (Aanaa)">Girawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gola_Oda" title="Gola Oda">Gola Oda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goro_Gutu" title="Goro Gutu">Goro Gutu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gursum,_Oromia_(Aanaa)" title="Gursum, Oromia (Aanaa)">Gursum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haro_Maya_(Aanaa)" title="Haro Maya (Aanaa)">Haro Maya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jarso_(woreda)" title="Jarso (woreda)">Jarso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kersa_(Aanaa)" title="Kersa (Aanaa)">Kersa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kombolcha_(Aanaa)" title="Kombolcha (Aanaa)">Kombolcha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurfa_Chele_(Aanaa)" title="Kurfa Chele (Aanaa)">Kurfa Chele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malka_Balo" title="Malka Balo">Malka Balo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meyumuluke" title="Meyumuluke">Meyumuluke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meta_(district)" title="Meta (district)">Meta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midega_Tola_(Aanaa)" title="Midega Tola (Aanaa)">Midega Tola</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/East_Shewa_Zone" title="East Shewa Zone">East Shewa Zone</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ada%27a" title="Ada'a">Ada'a</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adami_Tullu_and_Jido_Kombolcha" title="Adami Tullu and Jido Kombolcha">Adami Tullu and Jido Kombolcha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batu_(town)" title="Batu (town)">Batu town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishoftu" title="Bishoftu">Bishoftu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bora_(District)" title="Bora (District)">Bora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boset" title="Boset">Boset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dugda_(Aanaa)" title="Dugda (Aanaa)">Dugda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fentale" title="Fentale">Fentale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gimbichu" title="Gimbichu">Gimbichu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liben,_East_Shewa,_Oromia" title="Liben, East Shewa, Oromia">Liben</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lome_(Aanaa)" title="Lome (Aanaa)">Lome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nannawa_Adama" title="Nannawa Adama">Nannawa Adama</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/East_Welega_Zone" title="East Welega Zone">East Welega Zone</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bonaya_Boshe" title="Bonaya Boshe">Bonaya Boshe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diga_(woreda)" title="Diga (woreda)">Diga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gida_Kiremu" title="Gida Kiremu">Gida Kiremu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gobu_Seyo" title="Gobu Seyo">Gobu Seyo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gudeya_Bila" title="Gudeya Bila">Gudeya Bila</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guto_Gida" title="Guto Gida">Guto Gida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haro_Limmu" title="Haro Limmu">Haro Limmu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibantu" title="Ibantu">Ibantu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimma_Arjo" title="Jimma Arjo">Jimma Arjo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leka_Dulecha" title="Leka Dulecha">Leka Dulecha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Limmu_(Aanaa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Limmu (Aanaa)">Limmu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nekemte" title="Nekemte">Nekemte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nunu_Kumba" title="Nunu Kumba">Nunu Kumba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sasiga" title="Sasiga">Sasiga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sibu_Sire" title="Sibu Sire">Sibu Sire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wama_Hagalo" title="Wama Hagalo">Wama Hagalo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayu_Tuka" title="Wayu Tuka">Wayu Tuka</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Guji_Zone" title="Guji Zone">Guji Zone</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adola" title="Adola">Adola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adola_Town" title="Adola Town">Adola Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ana_Sora" title="Ana Sora">Ana Sora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bore_(Aanaa)" title="Bore (Aanaa)">Bore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dima_(woreda)" title="Dima (woreda)">Dima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girja" title="Girja">Girja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harenfema" title="Harenfema">Harenfema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Odo_Shakiso" title="Odo Shakiso">Odo Shakiso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uraga_(Aanaa)" title="Uraga (Aanaa)">Uraga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wadera_(woreda)" title="Wadera (woreda)">Wadera</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Horo_Guduru_Welega_Zone" title="Horo Guduru Welega Zone">Horo Guduru Welega Zone</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abay_Chomen" title="Abay Chomen">Abay Chomen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abe_Dongoro" title="Abe Dongoro">Abe Dongoro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amuru_(woreda)" title="Amuru (woreda)">Amuru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guduru_(woreda)" title="Guduru (woreda)">Guduru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hababo_Guduru" title="Hababo Guduru">Hababo Guduru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horo_(Aanaa)" title="Horo (Aanaa)">Horo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jardega_Jarte" title="Jardega Jarte">Jardega Jarte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimma_Genete" title="Jimma Genete">Jimma Genete</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimma_Rare" title="Jimma Rare">Jimma Rare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shambu" title="Shambu">Shambu Town</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Illubabor_Zone" title="Illubabor Zone">Illubabor Zone</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ale_(woreda)" title="Ale (woreda)">Ale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alge_Sache" title="Alge Sache">Alge Sache</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bicho_(woreda)" title="Bicho (woreda)">Bicho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bilo_Nopha" title="Bilo Nopha">Bilo Nopha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bure,_Oromia_(woreda)" title="Bure, Oromia (woreda)">Bure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darimu" title="Darimu">Darimu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Didu_(woreda)" title="Didu (woreda)">Didu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doreni" title="Doreni">Doreni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huka_Halu" title="Huka Halu">Huka Halu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurumu" title="Hurumu">Hurumu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metu_Zuria" title="Metu Zuria">Metu Zuria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metu,_Ethiopia" title="Metu, Ethiopia">Metu Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nono_Sele" title="Nono Sele">Nono Sele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supena_Sodo" title="Supena Sodo">Supena Sodo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yayu_(woreda)" title="Yayu (woreda)">Yayu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Jimma_Zone" title="Jimma Zone">Jimma Zone</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agaro" title="Agaro">Agaro Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chora_Botor" title="Chora Botor">Chora Botor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dedo_(woreda)" title="Dedo (woreda)">Dedo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gera_(woreda)" title="Gera (woreda)">Gera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gomma_(woreda)" title="Gomma (woreda)">Gomma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guma_(woreda)" title="Guma (woreda)">Guma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kersa,_Jimma" title="Kersa, Jimma">Kersa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Limmu_Sakka" title="Limmu Sakka">Limmu Sakka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Limmu_Kosa" title="Limmu Kosa">Limmu Kosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mana_(woreda)" title="Mana (woreda)">Mana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omo_Nada" title="Omo Nada">Omo Nada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seka_Chekorsa_(woreda)" title="Seka Chekorsa (woreda)">Seka Chekorsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Setema" title="Setema">Setema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shebe_Senbo" title="Shebe Senbo">Shebe Senbo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sigmo_(woreda)" title="Sigmo (woreda)">Sigmo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sokoru" title="Sokoru">Sokoru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiro_Afeta" title="Tiro Afeta">Tiro Afeta</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Kelam_Welega_Zone" title="Kelam Welega Zone">Kelam Welega Zone</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anfillo_(woreda)" title="Anfillo (woreda)">Anfillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dale_Sedi" title="Dale Sedi">Dale Sedi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dale_Wabera" title="Dale Wabera">Dale Wabera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dembidolo" title="Dembidolo">Dembidolo Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gawo_Kebe" title="Gawo Kebe">Gawo Kebe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gidami_(woreda)" title="Gidami (woreda)">Gidami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawa_Gelan" title="Hawa Gelan">Hawa Gelan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimma_Horo,_Kelem_Welega" title="Jimma Horo, Kelem Welega">Jimma Horo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalo_Kile" title="Lalo Kile">Lalo Kile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sayo_(woreda)" title="Sayo (woreda)">Sayo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yemalogi_Welele" title="Yemalogi Welele">Yemalogi Welele</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/North_Shewa_Zone_(Oromia)" title="North Shewa Zone (Oromia)">North Shewa Zone</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abichu(Aanaa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Abichu(Aanaa) (page does not exist)">Abichu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aleltu" title="Aleltu">Aleltu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Degem" title="Degem">Degem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dera,_Oromia_(woreda)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dera, Oromia (woreda)">Dera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiche,_Ethiopia" title="Fiche, Ethiopia">Fiche Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerar_Jarso" title="Gerar Jarso">Gerar Jarso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hidabu_Abote" title="Hidabu Abote">Hidabu Abote</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jido" title="Jido">Jido</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kembibit" title="Kembibit">Kembibit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuyu" title="Kuyu">Kuyu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liban_(woreda)" title="Liban (woreda)">Liban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wara_Jarso" title="Wara Jarso">Wara Jarso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wuchale_(Aanaa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wuchale (Aanaa)"> Wuchale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yaya_Gulele" title="Yaya Gulele">Yaya Gulele</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Southwest_Shewa_Zone" title="Southwest Shewa Zone">Southwest Shewa Zone</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amaya_(Aanaa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Amaya (Aanaa)">Amaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Becho" title="Becho">Becho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dawo" title="Dawo">Dawo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elu_(woreda)" title="Elu (woreda)">Elu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goro_(Aanaa)" title="Goro (Aanaa)">Goro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kersana_Malima" title="Kersana Malima">Kersana Malima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seden_Sodo" title="Seden Sodo">Seden Sodo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sodo_Dacha" title="Sodo Dacha">Sodo Dacha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tole_(woreda)" title="Tole (woreda)">Tole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waliso_(Aanaa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Waliso (Aanaa)">Waliso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waliso" title="Waliso">Waliso Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wanchi" title="Wanchi">Wanchi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/West_Arsi_Zone" title="West Arsi Zone">West Arsi Zone</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adaba_(Aanaa)" title="Adaba (Aanaa)">Adaba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arsi_Negele_(woreda)" title="Arsi Negele (woreda)">Arsi Negele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodola_(Aanaa)" title="Dodola (Aanaa)">Dodola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gedeb_Asasa" title="Gedeb Asasa">Gedeb Asasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kofele_(District)" title="Kofele (District)">Kofele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kokosa_(Aanaa)" title="Kokosa (Aanaa)">Kokosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kore_(Aanaa)" title="Kore (Aanaa)">Kore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naannawa_Shashamane_(woreda)" title="Naannawa Shashamane (woreda)">Naannawa Shashamane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nensebo_(Aanaa)" title="Nensebo (Aanaa)">Nensebo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seraro" title="Seraro">Seraro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shala_(Aanaa)" title="Shala (Aanaa)">Shala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shashamane" title="Shashamane">Shashamane Town</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/West_Guji_Zone" title="West Guji Zone">West Guji Zone</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abaya_(woreda)" title="Abaya (woreda)">Abaya</a></li> <li><a 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