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Dire Dawa alongside present-day Sitti Zone were a part of the Dire Dawa autonomous region of the Somali Region stipulated in the 1987 Ethiopian Constitution until 1993 when it was split by the federal government into a separately administered chartered city. [9] It is divided administratively into two woredas, the city proper and the non-urban ...
The Mayor of Dire Dawa (Amharic: የድሬዳዋ ከንቲባ) or (Afsomali "Duqa Maamulka Magaalada")is head of the executive branch of Dire Dawa's municipal government. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Kedir Juhar currently serves as the mayor of Dire Dawa since 29 September 2021.
This is a list of the woredas (districts) and city administrations in the Afar region of Ethiopia, compiled from material on the Central Statistical Agency website.
[1] [2] The country comprises 12 regions and two city administrations under these regions, plenty of zones, woredas and neighbourhood administration: kebeles. In addition to the Twelve federal states within the country, there are two federal-level city administrations in Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa. [3]
As of August 2023, there are twelve regional states and two chartered cities (Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa). 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 Harari Region , which has a smaller area and population than either of the ...
The table below shows cities and towns with more than 40,000 inhabitants (from the projection for 2016 by using the 2007 census data). [1] [2] The population numbers are referring to the inhabitants of the cities themselves, suburbs and the metropolitan area outside the city area are not taken into account.
Under federal administration (without autonomy) Chairman of the Provisional Administration January 1993 to 1995: Ismail Aw Adem: Gurgure, Somali: Under federal administration (without autonomy) Chairman of Administration Council 1995 to 2003: Solomon Hailu: Under federal administration (without autonomy) Chief Administrator 2003 to 2006: Fiseha ...
August 1977 – Dire Dawa played a role during the Ogaden War at the Battle of Dire Dawa, Somali troops attempted to capture the city, but the Ethiopian army was able to beat back the attacks. [25] May 1979 – 250 Oromos who detained in the prisons of Dire Dawa were executed by the Derg regime. [26] [27]