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This is a list of the cities and woredas (districts), in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, compiled from material on the Central Statistical Agency (CSA) website.. It is unclear how many woredas actually exist in the Somali Region, since the names and number of woredas given in the CSA's documents differ between 2005 and 2007, [1] and different maps [2] [3] show a variety of names and boundaries.
The Somali Region (Somali: Deegaanka Soomaalida, Amharic: ሱማሌ ክልል, romanized: Sumalē Kilil, Arabic: المنطقة الصومالية), also known as Ogadenia (Soomaali Galbeed) (lit. ' Western Somalia ' ) [ 3 ] and officially the Somali Regional State , is a regional state in eastern Ethiopia .
Grazing land for pastoralists make up the majority of Shabelle Zone. Six of its seven woredas are located along the banks of the Shebelle river, which flows out of the highlands through the Zone and into Somalia. 40-50% of the population depend on irrigated farming, 25-30% on agro-pastoralism and 20-30% on pastoralism and less than 1% on urban service activities.
Liben (Somali: Liiban) is a zone in Somali Region of Ethiopia. Liben is bordered on the south by Kenya, on the northwest by the Oromia Region, on the northeast by Afder, and on the southeast by Somalia's federal state of Jubaland. Towns in Liben zone include Filtu, Gof Bokolmayo, Deka Suftu, and Dolo.
In October 2004, a referendum was held in about 420 kebeles in 12 woredas across five zones of the Somali Region to settle the boundary between the Oromo Region and the adjacent Somali Region. According to the official results of the referendum, about 80% of the disputed areas fell under Oromo administration, though there were numerous ...
Aware (Somali: Awaare) is one of the woredas of Ethiopia in the Somali Region.Part of the Jarar Zone, formerly Degehabur Zone, Aware is bordered on the south by Gunagado, on the west by Degehabur, on the north by the Jijiga Zone, on the northeast by Somaliland, and on the east by Misraq Gashamo.
Sitti Zone (Somali: Gobolka Sitti), formerly known as Shinile, [2] is a zone in Somali Region of Ethiopia.. Located at the northwestern point of the Somali Region and stretching across the savanna north of the Ahmar Mountains, Sitti is bordered on the south by Dire Dawa and the Oromia Region, on the west by the Afar Region, on the north by Djibouti, on the east by Somaliland, and on the ...
Daawa (Somali: Dhawa) is a zone in Somali Region of Ethiopia. [1] [2]. Daawa is bordered on the south by Kenya, on the northwest by the Oromia Region, on the northeast by Liban. Towns in Daawa zone include Mubarak, Mooyaale, Hudet, Kedaduma and Lahey.