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The regions of Ethiopia are administratively divided into 62 zones (Amharic: ዞን, zonə), (Oromo: Godina). [1] The exact number of zones is unclear, as the names and number of zones given in documents by Ethiopia's Central Statistical Agency differ between 2005 [1] and 2007. [2] Various maps give different zone names and boundaries.
The new region was split off from the SNNPR and consisted of Keffa, Sheka, Bench Sheko, Dawro, and West Omo Zones, along with Konta special district. [6] On 19 August 2023 the South Ethiopia Regional State created following the 2023 South Ethiopia Region referendum with the remainder becoming the Central Ethiopia Regional State, thus dissolving ...
The 1995 Constitution of Ethiopia established the regions based on ethno-linguistic territories. [1] [4] Previously, this level was called a province, and though many of the old province and new region names are the same, the entities are not identical and the words region and province are not interchangeable. As of 2023, there were twelve regions.
The following table presents a list of Ethiopian regional states by population based on the 1994 and 2007 censuses with the Statistics Ethiopia estimated population as of July 2023. Region 1994 Census [ 1 ]
Southern Red Sea Region. Map of Dankalia, Saho, and Kunama. Ethnic group: Afar people, Saho people. Proposed autonomous area: Dankalia or unification with Ethiopia; Advocacy groups: Red Sea Afar Democratic Organisation, Democratic Movement for the Liberation of the Eritrean Kunama, Saho People's Democratic Movement [31] [32] [33] [34]
The South Ethiopia Regional State (Amharic: ደቡብ ኢትዮጵያ ክልላዊ መንግስት) is a region in southern Ethiopia. [4] It was formed from the southern part of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) on 19 August 2023 after a successful referendum .
Chapter 9 gave to the National Shengo (the legislature) the power to establish the regions. [5] The Shengo established the regions in Proclamation No. 14 of 1987, on 18 September. There were thirty regions, consisting of five autonomous regions, and twenty-five administrative regions. The five autonomous regions were: [4]: 223
The five region according to the United Nations geoscheme for Africa. The five regions of the African Union. The five regions of the Confederation of African Football. The continent of Africa is commonly divided into five regions or subregions, four of which are in sub-Saharan Africa.