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 subdivisions of Somali have been changed several times, often due to local clan groups claiming their own woreda,[4] and the boundary between the Somali and Oromia Regions is disputed, leading to ambiguity over the status of border areas.
In February 2016, the DDSI parliament added two new zones (for a total of 11), new districts to each of the 9 previous zones, and several city administrations (additions marked below with ‡).[5]
List of districts by zone
Afder Zone
Dhawa Zone
Dhawa Zone is new in 2016; created from Liben Zone.[5]
Dollo Zone
Erer Zone
Erer Zone is new in 2016; created from Nogab Zone.[5]
Fafan Zone
- Awbare
- Babille
- Goljano
- Gursum
- Harawo ‡ [6]
- Haroorayso
- Harshin
- Jijiga (headquarters in Haroorayso) ‡
- Kebri Beyah special woreda ‡
- Qooraan (headquarters in Mulla) ‡
- Shabeeley
- Wajale special woreda ‡
- Tuli Guled
Jarar Zone
Korahe Zone
- Boodaley ‡
- Ceel-Ogadeen ‡
- Dobawein
- Higloley ‡
- Kebri Dahar special woreda
- Kudunbuur ‡
- Laas-dhankayre ‡
- Marsin
- Shekosh
- Shilavo
Liben Zone
- Bokolmayo
- Deka Softi
- Dollo Ado
- Filtu
- Kersa Dula
- Gooro bakaksa
- Gurra damole
Nogob Zone
- Ayun ‡
- Duhun
- Elweyne: administrative town of Nogob zone.
- Gerbo
- Hararey/Xaraarey ‡
- Hora-shagax ‡
- Segeg
Shabelle Zone
Sitti Zone
See also
References
- ↑ CSA: Summary and Statistical Report of the 2007 Population and Housing Census Results Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine (PDF file), pp. 72-74
- ↑ Map of Somali Region at UN-OCHA Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine (PDF file)
- ↑ Map of Somali Region at Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency of Ethiopia Archived 2009-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (PDF file)
- ↑ Tobias Hagmann: Beyond Clannishness and Colonialism: Understanding political disorder in Ethiopia's Somali Region, 1991-2004 Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine. In: Journal of Modern African Studies 43(4), 2005 (PDF), p. 12
- 1 2 3 "Breaking News: New Districts, Zones and Regions Approved at Session 2, 5th Session". cakaaranews.com (in Somali). 27 February 2016. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Harawo Region of Somali Regional State of Ethiopia Is On Its Way!". hiiraan.com. March 31, 2016.