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hreflang="he" data-title="מדינות אתיופיה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%94%E1%83%97%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9E%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%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98" title="ეთიოპიის რეგიონები – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ეთიოპიის რეგიონები" 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/Majimbo_ya_Ethiopia" title="Majimbo ya Ethiopia – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Majimbo ya Ethiopia" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li 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href="/wiki/Politics_of_Ethiopia" title="Politics of Ethiopia">Politics of Ethiopia</a></div></th></tr><tr><th><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Ethiopia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Emblem_of_Ethiopia.svg/125px-Emblem_of_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Emblem_of_Ethiopia.svg/188px-Emblem_of_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Emblem_of_Ethiopia.svg/250px-Emblem_of_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></th></tr><tr><th style="border-bottom: #aaa 1px solid"></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Constitution</li><li>Presidency</li></ul></div></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1995_Constitution_of_Ethiopia" title="1995 Constitution of Ethiopia">Constitution</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Constitutions_of_Ethiopia" title="Constitutions of Ethiopia">History</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Ethiopia" title="President of Ethiopia">President</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Ethiopia" title="List of presidents of Ethiopia">List</a>) <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Taye_Atskeselassie" class="mw-redirect" title="Taye Atskeselassie">Taye Atskeselassie</a></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ethiopia" title="Government of Ethiopia">Executive</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Ethiopia" title="Prime Minister of Ethiopia">Prime Minister</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_government_of_Ethiopia" title="List of heads of government of Ethiopia">List</a>) <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Abiy_Ahmed" title="Abiy Ahmed">Abiy Ahmed</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Ethiopia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia (page does not exist)">Deputies</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Debretsion_Gebremichael" title="Debretsion Gebremichael">Debretsion Gebremichael</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Demeke_Mekonnen" title="Demeke Mekonnen">Demeke Mekonnen</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Muktar_Kedir" title="Muktar Kedir">Muktar Kedir</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Ministers_(Ethiopia)" title="Council of Ministers (Ethiopia)">Council of Ministers</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Parliamentary_Assembly" title="Federal Parliamentary Assembly">Legislature</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Federation" title="House of Federation">House of Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Peoples%27_Representatives" title="House of Peoples' Representatives">House of Peoples' Representatives</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Judiciary</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Supreme_Court_of_Ethiopia" title="Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia">Federal Supreme Court</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Ethiopia" title="Elections in Ethiopia">Elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li>Recent elections <dl><dd><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Presidential: <a href="/wiki/2013_Ethiopian_presidential_election" title="2013 Ethiopian presidential election">2013</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Ethiopian_presidential_election" title="2018 Ethiopian presidential election">2018</a></li></ul></div></dd> <dd><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Parliamentary: <a href="/wiki/2015_Ethiopian_general_election" title="2015 Ethiopian general election">2015</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Ethiopian_general_election" title="2021 Ethiopian general election">2021</a></li></ul></div></dd></dl></li> <li><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Election_Board_of_Ethiopia" title="National Election Board of Ethiopia">NEBE</a></li><li><a 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href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Ethiopia" title="Foreign relations of Ethiopia">Foreign relations</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Ethiopia)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ethiopia)">Ministry of Foreign Affairs</a> <dl><dd>Minister: <a href="/wiki/Gedu_Andargachew" title="Gedu Andargachew">Gedu Andargachew</a></dd></dl></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_Ethiopia" title="List of diplomatic missions of Ethiopia">Diplomatic missions of</a> / <a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_Ethiopia" title="List of diplomatic missions in Ethiopia">in Ethiopia</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_passport" title="Ethiopian passport">Passport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Ethiopian_citizens" title="Visa requirements for Ethiopian citizens">Visa requirements</a></li> <li><a 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War)</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below"> <div class="hlist" style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_political_science#Politics_by_region" title="Outline of political science">Other countries</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar 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This system of administrative regions replaced the <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Ethiopia" title="Provinces of Ethiopia">provinces of Ethiopia</a> in 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-mula_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mula-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of August 2023, there are twelve regional states and two chartered cities (<a href="/wiki/Addis_Ababa" title="Addis Ababa">Addis Ababa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dire_Dawa" title="Dire Dawa">Dire Dawa</a>). Being based on ethnicity and language, rather than physical geography or history, the regions vary enormously in area and population; the most notable example is the <a href="/wiki/Harari_Region" title="Harari Region">Harari Region</a>, which has a smaller area and population than either of the chartered cities. </p><p>The word "<i>kilil</i>" more specifically means "reservation" or "protected area".<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_group" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic group">ethnic</a> basis of the regions and choice of the word "<i>kilil</i>", which can also be translated as <i>homeland</i>, has drawn fierce criticism from those in opposition to the ruling party who have drawn comparisons to the <a href="/wiki/Bantustan" title="Bantustan">bantustans</a> of <a href="/wiki/Apartheid" title="Apartheid">apartheid South Africa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ilo_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ilo-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governance">Governance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regions_of_Ethiopia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The regions are each governed by a regional council whose members are directly elected to represent <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Ethiopia" title="Districts of Ethiopia">woredas</a> (districts). Each council has a president, who is elected by the council. Each region also has an executive committee, whose members are selected by the president from among the councilors and approved by the council. Each region has a sector bureau, which implements the council mandate and reports to the executive committee.<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> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regions_of_Ethiopia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ethiopia was historically divided into <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Ethiopia" title="Provinces of Ethiopia">provinces</a>. The current system of administrative regions was introduced in 1992 by the <a href="/wiki/Transitional_Government_of_Ethiopia" title="Transitional Government of Ethiopia">Transitional Government of Ethiopia</a>, and was formalised in 1995 when the current <a href="/wiki/1995_Constitution_of_Ethiopia" title="1995 Constitution of Ethiopia">Constitution of Ethiopia</a> came into force.<sup id="cite_ref-mula_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mula-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There were 13 regions initially, but five regions were merged to form the multi-ethnic <a href="/wiki/Southern_Nations,_Nationalities,_and_Peoples%27_Region" title="Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region">Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region</a> later in 1992, following the first elections of regional councils on 21 June 1992.<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> The country's capital <a href="/wiki/Addis_Ababa" title="Addis Ababa">Addis Ababa</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dire_Dawa" title="Dire Dawa">Dire Dawa</a> became chartered cities in 2004. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_regions">New regions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regions_of_Ethiopia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: New regions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the premiership of <a href="/wiki/Abiy_Ahmed" title="Abiy Ahmed">Abiy Ahmed</a>, several new regions have been created. </p><p>In November 2019, a <a href="/wiki/2019_Sidama_Region_referendum" title="2019 Sidama Region referendum">referendum</a> was held in the <a href="/wiki/Sidama_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Sidama Zone">Sidama Zone</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Nations,_Nationalities,_and_Peoples%27_Region" title="Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region">Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region</a>, in which voters supported a proposal for Sidama Zone to become a region in its own right.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Sidama Region was created in June 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/South_West_Ethiopia_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="South West Ethiopia Region">South West Ethiopia Region</a> was created on 23 November 2021 following a <a href="/wiki/2021_South_West_Region_referendum" title="2021 South West Region referendum">successful referendum</a> earlier that year. The new region was split off from the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Nations,_Nationalities,_and_Peoples%27_Region" title="Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region">SNNPR</a> and consisted of <a href="/wiki/Keffa_Zone" title="Keffa Zone">Keffa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sheka_Zone" title="Sheka Zone">Sheka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bench_Maji_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Bench Maji Zone">Bench Sheko</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dawro_Zone" title="Dawro Zone">Dawro</a>, and <a href="/wiki/West_Omo_Zone" title="West Omo Zone">West Omo</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_zones_of_Ethiopia" title="List of zones of Ethiopia">Zones</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/Konta_special_woreda" class="mw-redirect" title="Konta special woreda">Konta</a> special district.<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> </p><p>On 19 August 2023 the <a href="/wiki/South_Ethiopia_Regional_State" title="South Ethiopia Regional State">South Ethiopia Regional State</a> created following the <a href="/wiki/2023_South_Ethiopia_Region_referendum" title="2023 South Ethiopia Region referendum">2023 South Ethiopia Region referendum</a> with the remainder becoming the <a href="/wiki/Central_Ethiopia_Regional_State" title="Central Ethiopia Regional State">Central Ethiopia Regional State</a>, thus dissolving the SNNPR.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_regions_and_chartered_cities">List of regions and chartered cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regions_of_Ethiopia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: List of regions and chartered cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>The twelve regions and two city administrations </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Flag </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Population (2024)<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> </th> <th>Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<sup id="cite_ref-2011_stats_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2011_stats-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Capital </th> <th>Map </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Addis_Ababa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_Addis_Ababa.svg/23px-Flag_of_Addis_Ababa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_Addis_Ababa.svg/35px-Flag_of_Addis_Ababa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_Addis_Ababa.svg/46px-Flag_of_Addis_Ababa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="596" data-file-height="396" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Addis_Ababa" title="Addis Ababa">Addis Ababa</a> (city) </td> <td style="text-align:right">5,704,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right">527 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Addis_Ababa" title="Addis Ababa">Addis Ababa</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Addis_Ababa_in_Ethiopia_(special_marker).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Addis_Ababa_in_Ethiopia_%28special_marker%29.svg/190px-Addis_Ababa_in_Ethiopia_%28special_marker%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="190" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Addis_Ababa_in_Ethiopia_%28special_marker%29.svg/285px-Addis_Ababa_in_Ethiopia_%28special_marker%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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style="text-align:right">72,051 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Semera" title="Semera">Semera</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Afar_in_Ethiopia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Afar_in_Ethiopia.svg/190px-Afar_in_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="190" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Afar_in_Ethiopia.svg/285px-Afar_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Afar_in_Ethiopia.svg/380px-Afar_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1843" data-file-height="1494" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Amhara_Region.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Flag_of_the_Amhara_Region.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Amhara_Region.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Flag_of_the_Amhara_Region.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Amhara_Region.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Flag_of_the_Amhara_Region.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Amhara_Region.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amhara_Region" title="Amhara Region">Amhara Region</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">32,456,300 </td> <td style="text-align:right">154,709 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bahir_Dar" title="Bahir Dar">Bahir Dar</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Amhara_in_Ethiopia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Amhara_in_Ethiopia.svg/190px-Amhara_in_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="190" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Amhara_in_Ethiopia.svg/285px-Amhara_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Amhara_in_Ethiopia.svg/380px-Amhara_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1843" data-file-height="1494" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Benishangul-Gumuz_Region.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_the_Benishangul-Gumuz_Region.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Benishangul-Gumuz_Region.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_the_Benishangul-Gumuz_Region.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Benishangul-Gumuz_Region.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_the_Benishangul-Gumuz_Region.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Benishangul-Gumuz_Region.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="450" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Benishangul-Gumuz_Region" title="Benishangul-Gumuz Region">Benishangul-Gumuz Region</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,251,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right">50,699 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Asosa" title="Asosa">Asosa</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Benishangul-Gumuz_in_Ethiopia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Benishangul-Gumuz_in_Ethiopia.svg/190px-Benishangul-Gumuz_in_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="190" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Benishangul-Gumuz_in_Ethiopia.svg/285px-Benishangul-Gumuz_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Benishangul-Gumuz_in_Ethiopia.svg/380px-Benishangul-Gumuz_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1843" data-file-height="1494" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Central_Ethiopia.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Central_Ethiopia.png/23px-Flag_of_Central_Ethiopia.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Central_Ethiopia.png/35px-Flag_of_Central_Ethiopia.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Central_Ethiopia.png/46px-Flag_of_Central_Ethiopia.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="432" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_Ethiopia_Regional_State" title="Central Ethiopia Regional State">Central Ethiopia Regional State</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">unknown<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right">15,098.97 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hosaina" class="mw-redirect" title="Hosaina">Hosaina</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Central_Ethiopia_in_Ethiopia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Central_Ethiopia_in_Ethiopia.svg/190px-Central_Ethiopia_in_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="190" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Central_Ethiopia_in_Ethiopia.svg/285px-Central_Ethiopia_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Central_Ethiopia_in_Ethiopia.svg/380px-Central_Ethiopia_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1843" data-file-height="1494" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Dire_Dawa,_Ethiopia.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_Dire_Dawa%2C_Ethiopia.png/23px-Flag_of_Dire_Dawa%2C_Ethiopia.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_Dire_Dawa%2C_Ethiopia.png/35px-Flag_of_Dire_Dawa%2C_Ethiopia.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_Dire_Dawa%2C_Ethiopia.png/46px-Flag_of_Dire_Dawa%2C_Ethiopia.png 2x" data-file-width="862" data-file-height="431" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dire_Dawa" title="Dire Dawa">Dire Dawa</a> (city) </td> <td style="text-align:right">551,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,559 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dire_Dawa" title="Dire Dawa">Dire Dawa</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dire_Dawa_in_Ethiopia_(special_marker).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Dire_Dawa_in_Ethiopia_%28special_marker%29.svg/190px-Dire_Dawa_in_Ethiopia_%28special_marker%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="190" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Dire_Dawa_in_Ethiopia_%28special_marker%29.svg/285px-Dire_Dawa_in_Ethiopia_%28special_marker%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Dire_Dawa_in_Ethiopia_%28special_marker%29.svg/380px-Dire_Dawa_in_Ethiopia_%28special_marker%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1843" data-file-height="1494" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Gambella_Region.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Flag_of_the_Gambella_Region.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Gambella_Region.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Flag_of_the_Gambella_Region.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Gambella_Region.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Flag_of_the_Gambella_Region.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Gambella_Region.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gambela_Region" title="Gambela Region">Gambela Region</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">525,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right">29,783 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gambela,_Ethiopia" class="mw-redirect" title="Gambela, Ethiopia">Gambela</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gambela_in_Ethiopia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Gambela_in_Ethiopia.svg/190px-Gambela_in_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="190" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Gambela_in_Ethiopia.svg/285px-Gambela_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Gambela_in_Ethiopia.svg/380px-Gambela_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1843" data-file-height="1494" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Harari_Flag.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Harari_Flag.svg/23px-Harari_Flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Harari_Flag.svg/35px-Harari_Flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Harari_Flag.svg/46px-Harari_Flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harari_Region" title="Harari Region">Harari Region</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">283,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right">334 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harar" title="Harar">Harar</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Harari_in_Ethiopia_(special_marker).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Harari_in_Ethiopia_%28special_marker%29.svg/190px-Harari_in_Ethiopia_%28special_marker%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="190" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Harari_in_Ethiopia_%28special_marker%29.svg/285px-Harari_in_Ethiopia_%28special_marker%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Harari_in_Ethiopia_%28special_marker%29.svg/380px-Harari_in_Ethiopia_%28special_marker%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1843" data-file-height="1494" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Oromia_Region.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Oromia_Region.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Oromia_Region.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Oromia_Region.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Oromia_Region.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Flag_of_the_Oromia_Region.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Oromia_Region.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oromia" title="Oromia">Oromia Region</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">40,884,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right">284,538 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Addis_Ababa" title="Addis Ababa">Addis Ababa</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oromia_in_Ethiopia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Oromia_in_Ethiopia.svg/190px-Oromia_in_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="190" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Oromia_in_Ethiopia.svg/285px-Oromia_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Oromia_in_Ethiopia.svg/380px-Oromia_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1843" data-file-height="1494" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Sidama.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Sidama.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sidama.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Sidama.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sidama.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Flag_of_Sidama.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sidama.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sidama_Region" title="Sidama Region">Sidama Region</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">5,301,868 </td> <td style="text-align:right">12,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawassa" title="Hawassa">Hawassa</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sidama_Region_in_Ethiopia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Sidama_Region_in_Ethiopia.svg/190px-Sidama_Region_in_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="190" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Sidama_Region_in_Ethiopia.svg/285px-Sidama_Region_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Sidama_Region_in_Ethiopia.svg/380px-Sidama_Region_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1843" data-file-height="1494" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Somali_Region_(1994-2008,_2018-).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_Somali_Region_%281994-2008%2C_2018-%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Somali_Region_%281994-2008%2C_2018-%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_Somali_Region_%281994-2008%2C_2018-%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Somali_Region_%281994-2008%2C_2018-%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_Somali_Region_%281994-2008%2C_2018-%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Somali_Region_%281994-2008%2C_2018-%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="720" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Somali_Region" title="Somali Region">Somali Region</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">6,657,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right">279,525<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> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jijiga" title="Jijiga">Jijiga</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Somali_in_Ethiopia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Somali_in_Ethiopia.svg/190px-Somali_in_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="190" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Somali_in_Ethiopia.svg/285px-Somali_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Somali_in_Ethiopia.svg/380px-Somali_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1843" data-file-height="1494" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Southern_Ethiopia.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Southern_Ethiopia.png/23px-Flag_of_Southern_Ethiopia.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Southern_Ethiopia.png/35px-Flag_of_Southern_Ethiopia.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Southern_Ethiopia.png/46px-Flag_of_Southern_Ethiopia.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="360" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Ethiopia_Regional_State" title="South Ethiopia Regional State">South Ethiopia Regional State</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">7,584,741<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> </td> <td style="text-align:right">45,209.26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wolaita_Sodo" class="mw-redirect" title="Wolaita Sodo">Wolaita Sodo</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:South_Ethiopia_in_Ethiopia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/South_Ethiopia_in_Ethiopia.svg/190px-South_Ethiopia_in_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="190" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/South_Ethiopia_in_Ethiopia.svg/285px-South_Ethiopia_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/South_Ethiopia_in_Ethiopia.svg/380px-South_Ethiopia_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1843" data-file-height="1494" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_South_West_Ethiopia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_South_West_Ethiopia.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_West_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_South_West_Ethiopia.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_West_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_South_West_Ethiopia.svg/46px-Flag_of_South_West_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_West_Ethiopia_Peoples%27_Region" title="South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region">South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">4,197,164 </td> <td style="text-align:right">39,400 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bonga" title="Bonga">Bonga</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:South_West_Region_in_Ethiopia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/South_West_Region_in_Ethiopia.svg/190px-South_West_Region_in_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="190" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/South_West_Region_in_Ethiopia.svg/285px-South_West_Region_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/South_West_Region_in_Ethiopia.svg/380px-South_West_Region_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1843" data-file-height="1494" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Tigray_Region.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_Tigray_Region.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Tigray_Region.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_Tigray_Region.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Tigray_Region.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_Tigray_Region.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Tigray_Region.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tigray_Region" title="Tigray Region">Tigray Region</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">6,838,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right">50,079<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mek%27ele" class="mw-redirect" title="Mek'ele">Mek'ele</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tigray_in_Ethiopia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Tigray_in_Ethiopia.svg/190px-Tigray_in_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="190" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Tigray_in_Ethiopia.svg/285px-Tigray_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Tigray_in_Ethiopia.svg/380px-Tigray_in_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1843" data-file-height="1494" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regions_of_Ethiopia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_the_Regions_of_Ethiopia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of governors of the Regions of Ethiopia">List of governors of the Regions of Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flags_of_the_regions_of_Ethiopia" class="mw-redirect" title="Flags of the regions of Ethiopia">Flags of the regions of Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Ethiopian_regions_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of Ethiopian regions by Human Development Index">List of Ethiopian regions by Human Development Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:ET" title="ISO 3166-2:ET">ISO 3166-2:ET</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Ethiopia" title="Subdivisions of Ethiopia">Subdivisions of Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Ethiopian_regional_states_by_population" title="List of Ethiopian regional states by population">List of Ethiopian regional states by population</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regions_of_Ethiopia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output 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The figure of 50,079 km<sup>2</sup> in the 2006 statistics report<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> is supported by the <a href="/wiki/Google_Maps" title="Google Maps">Google Maps</a> area calculator.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regions_of_Ethiopia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-mula-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-mula_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mula_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMulatu_Wubneh2017" class="citation journal cs1">Mulatu Wubneh (2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/26586251">"Ethnic Identity Politics and the Restructuring of Administrative Units in Ethiopia"</a>. <i>International Journal of Ethiopian Studies</i>. <b>11</b> (1 & 2): 105–138. <a href="/wiki/JSTOR_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="JSTOR (identifier)">JSTOR</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/26586251">26586251</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Ethiopian+Studies&rft.atitle=Ethnic+Identity+Politics+and+the+Restructuring+of+Administrative+Units+in+Ethiopia&rft.volume=11&rft.issue=1+%26+2&rft.pages=105-138&rft.date=2017&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2F26586251%23id-name%3DJSTOR&rft.au=Mulatu+Wubneh&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2F26586251&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARegions+of+Ethiopia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://amharicdictionary.com/Home/Index/%E1%8A%AD%E1%88%8D%E1%88%8D">"ክልል"</a>. <i>AmharicDictionary.com</i>. 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title="Index of Ethiopia-related articles">articles</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Ethiopia" title="History of Ethiopia">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prehistoric_Ethiopia" title="Prehistoric Ethiopia">Prehistoric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%CA%BFmt" title="Dʿmt">Kingdom of Dʿmt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Aksum" title="Kingdom of Aksum">Kingdom of Aksum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Wolaita" title="Kingdom of Wolaita">Kingdom of Wolaita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Empire" title="Ethiopian Empire">Ethiopian Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emperor_of_Ethiopia" title="Emperor of Ethiopia">Emperor</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_emperors_of_Ethiopia" title="List of emperors of Ethiopia">list</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regnal_lists_of_Ethiopia" title="Regnal lists of Ethiopia">regnal lists</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solomonic_dynasty" title="Solomonic dynasty">Solomonic dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zagwe_dynasty" title="Zagwe dynasty">Zagwe dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kaffa" title="Kingdom of Kaffa">Kingdom of Kaffa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian%E2%80%93Adal_War" title="Ethiopian–Adal War">Ethiopian–Adal War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gondarine_period" title="Gondarine period">Gondarine period</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zemene_Mesafint" title="Zemene Mesafint">Zemene Mesafint</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menelik%27s_Expansions" class="mw-redirect" title="Menelik's Expansions">Menelik's Expansions</a></li> <li>Italo-Ethiopian wars <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italo-Ethiopian_War_of_1887%E2%80%931889" title="Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889">1887–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Italo-Ethiopian_War" title="First Italo-Ethiopian War">First</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Italo-Ethiopian_War" title="Second Italo-Ethiopian War">Second</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopia_in_World_War_I" title="Ethiopia in World War I">World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_East_Africa" title="Italian East Africa">Italian occupation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_African_campaign_(World_War_II)" title="East African campaign (World War II)">World War II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Revolution" title="Ethiopian Revolution">Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Ethiopian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" title="1974 Ethiopian coup d'état">1974 coup d'état</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derg" title="Derg">Derg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Civil_War" title="Ethiopian Civil War">Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ogaden_War" title="Ogaden War">Ogaden War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Federal_Democratic_Republic_of_Ethiopia" title="History of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia">Federal Democratic Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eritrean%E2%80%93Ethiopian_War" title="Eritrean–Ethiopian War">Eritrean–Ethiopian War</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eritrean%E2%80%93Ethiopian_border_conflict" title="Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict">Border conflict</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Eritrea%E2%80%93Ethiopia_summit" title="2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit">2018 peace summit</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_in_Somalia_(2006%E2%80%932009)" title="War in Somalia (2006–2009)">War in Somalia (2006–09)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_civil_conflict_(2018%E2%80%93present)" title="Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present)">Civil conflict</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tigray_war" title="Tigray war">Tigray war</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_historiography" title="Ethiopian historiography">Historiography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territorial_evolution_of_Ethiopia" title="Territorial evolution of Ethiopia">Territorial evolution</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Ethiopia" title="Geography of Ethiopia">Geography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Geology_of_Ethiopia" title="Geology of Ethiopia">Geology</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mountains_in_Ethiopia" title="List of mountains in Ethiopia">Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Ethiopia" title="List of rivers of Ethiopia">Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lakes_of_Ethiopia" title="List of lakes of Ethiopia">Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_volcanoes_in_Ethiopia" title="List of volcanoes in Ethiopia">Volcanoes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Ethiopia" title="List of earthquakes in Ethiopia">Earthquakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Flora_of_Ethiopia" title="Category:Flora of Ethiopia">Flora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildlife_of_Ethiopia" title="Wildlife of Ethiopia">Fauna</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Ethiopia" title="Subdivisions of Ethiopia">Administrative</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Regions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_the_Regions_of_Ethiopia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of governors of the Regions of Ethiopia">Governors</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_zones_of_Ethiopia" title="List of zones of Ethiopia">Zones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Ethiopia" title="Districts of Ethiopia">Woredas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Ethiopia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cities in Ethiopia">Cities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wards_of_Ethiopia" title="Wards of Ethiopia">Kebele</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Ethiopia" title="Politics of Ethiopia">Politics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1995_Constitution_of_Ethiopia" title="1995 Constitution of Ethiopia">Constitution</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitutions_of_Ethiopia" title="Constitutions of Ethiopia">history</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ethiopia" title="Government of Ethiopia">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Ethiopia" title="President of Ethiopia">President</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Ethiopia" title="List of presidents of Ethiopia">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Ethiopia" title="Prime Minister of Ethiopia">Prime Minister</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heads_of_government_of_Ethiopia" title="List of heads of government of Ethiopia">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Ministers_(Ethiopia)" title="Council of Ministers (Ethiopia)">Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Parliamentary_Assembly" title="Federal Parliamentary Assembly">Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Ethiopia" title="List of political parties in Ethiopia">Political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Ethiopia" title="Elections in Ethiopia">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Ethiopia" title="Foreign relations of Ethiopia">Foreign relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_aid_to_Ethiopia" title="Foreign aid to Ethiopia">Foreign aid</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Military_of_Ethiopia" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Ethiopia">Military</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_National_Defense_Force" title="Ethiopian National Defense Force">National Defense Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Ground_Forces" title="Ethiopian Ground Forces">Ground Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Air_Force" title="Ethiopian Air Force">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Ethiopia" title="Military history of Ethiopia">Military history</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_of_the_Ethiopian_Empire" title="Army of the Ethiopian Empire">Army of the Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopian_Navy" title="Ethiopian Navy">Navy</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Ethiopia" title="Economy of Ethiopia">Economy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" 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Ethiopia">Manufacturing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taxation_in_Ethiopia" title="Taxation in Ethiopia">Taxation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Ethiopia" title="Telecommunications in Ethiopia">Telecommunications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Ethiopia" title="Tourism in Ethiopia">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trade_unions_in_Ethiopia" title="Trade unions in Ethiopia">Trade unions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Ethiopia" title="Transport in Ethiopia">Transport</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Society_of_Ethiopia" title="Category:Society of Ethiopia">Society</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" 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