Administrative divisions of Ethiopia
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Ethiopia has the following administrative divisions:

Regions and chartered cities

The 9 regions or killoch are based on ethnic territoriality:
  • Afar
    Afar Region
    Afar is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia, and is the homeland of the Afar people. Formerly known as Region 2, its current capital is Asayita; a new capital named Semera on the paved Awash - Asseb highway is under construction....

  • Amhara
    Amhara Region
    Amhara is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia, containing the homeland of the Amhara people. Previously known as Region 3, its capital is Bahir Dar....

  • Benishangul-Gumuz
  • Gambela
    Gambela Region
    Gambela is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia. Previously known as "Region 12", its capital is Gambela. Lying between the Baro and Akobo Rivers, the western part of Gambela includes the Baro salient....

  • Harari
    Harari Region
    Harari or officially, Harari People's National Regional State is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia, covering the homeland of the Harari people...

  • Oromia
    Oromia Region
    Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia...

  • Somali
    Somali Region
    Somali Region ; is the eastern-most of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia. It is often called Somalia, though it is not to be confused with the independent country of the same name. The capital of Somali State is Jijiga...

  • Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
    Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
    Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia. It was formed from the merger of the former Regions 7-11 following the 1994 elections...

  • Tigray
    Tigray Region
    Tigray Region is the northernmost of the nine ethnic regions of Ethiopia containing the homeland of the Tigray people. It was formerly known as Region 1...



Additionally there are two chartered cities
Charter city
A charter city is a city in which the governing system is defined by the city's own charter document rather than by state, provincial, regional or national laws. In locations where city charters are allowed by law, a city can adopt or modify its organizing charter by decision of its administration...

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  • Addis Ababa
    Addis Ababa
    Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...

  • Dire Dawa
    Dire Dawa
    Dire Dawa is one of two chartered cities in Ethiopia . This chartered city is divided administratively into two woredas, the city proper and the non-urban woreda of Gurgura....


Zones

The regions are subdivided in 68 zones.

Woreda

Woreda or district
District
Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...

s are smaller subdivisions.

Kebele

Kebele is the name of municipalities
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

in Ethiopia. They are the smallest administrative division.

Former provinces

Between 1942 and 1991, Ethiopia was divided in 13 provinces. Earlier also other provinces existed as well.
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