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Regional states and chartered cities of Ethiopia
Regional states and chartered cities of Ethiopia
Category	Federation
Location	Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Created	1992;
Number	13 regions, 2 chartered cities (as of 2023)
Government	Region government;
Subdivisions	2nd level: Zones; 3rd level: Woreda (district);

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Ethiopia is a federation subdivided into ethno-linguistically based regional states (Amharic: plural: ክልሎች kililoch; singular: ክልል kilil; Oromo: singular: Naannoo; plural: Naannolee) and chartered cities (Amharic: plural: አስተዳደር አካባቢዎች astedader akababiwoch; singular: አስተዳደር አካባቢ astedader akabibi). This system of administrative regions replaced the provinces of Ethiopia in 1992.^[1]

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 chartered cities.

The word "kilil" more specifically means "reservation" or "protected area".^[2] The ethnic basis of the regions and choice of the word "kilil", which can also be translated as homeland, has drawn fierce criticism from those in opposition to the ruling party who have drawn comparisons to the bantustans of apartheid South Africa.^[3]

Governance

The regions are each governed by a regional council whose members are directly elected to represent woredas (districts). Each council has a president, who is elected by the council. Each region also has an executive committee, whose members are selected by the president from among the councilors and approved by the council. Each region has a sector bureau, which implements the council mandate and reports to the executive committee.^[4]

History

Ethiopia was historically divided into provinces. The current system of administrative regions was introduced in 1992 by the Transitional Government of Ethiopia, and was formalised in 1995 when the current Constitution of Ethiopia came into force.^[1]

There were 13 regions initially, but five regions were merged to form the multi-ethnic Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region later in 1992, following the first elections of regional councils on 21 June 1992.^[5] The country's capital Addis Ababa, and Dire Dawa became chartered cities in 2004.

New regions

During the premiership of Abiy Ahmed, several new regions have been created.

In November 2019, a referendum was held in the Sidama Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, in which voters supported a proposal for Sidama Zone to become a region in its own right.^[6] The Sidama Region was created in June 2020.^[7]

The South West Ethiopia Region was created on 23 November 2021 following a successful referendum earlier that year. 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.^[8]

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 SNNPR.^[9]

List of regions and chartered cities

The twelve regions and two city administrations
Name	Population (2024)^[10]	Area (km²)^[11]	Capital
Addis Ababa (city)	5,704,000	527	Addis Ababa
Afar Region	3,350,000	72,051	Semera
Amhara Region	32,456,300	154,709	Bahir Dar
Benishangul-Gumuz Region	1,251,000	50,699	Asosa
Central Ethiopia Regional State	unknown^[12]	15,098.97	Hosaina
Dire Dawa (city)	551,000	1,559	Dire Dawa
Gambela Region	525,000	29,783	Gambela
Harari Region	283,000	334	Harar
Oromia Region	40,884,000	284,538	Addis Ababa^[13]
Sidama Region	5,301,868	12,000	Hawassa
Somali Region	6,657,000	279,525^[14]	Jijiga
South Ethiopia Regional State	7,584,741^[15]	45,209.26	Wolaita Sodo
South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region	4,197,164	39,400	Bonga
Tigray Region	6,838,000	50,079^[a]	Mek'ele

Notes

^ The 2011 National Statistics gave an area of 41,410 km² for Tigray, but the sum of the figures it gave for the Tigray zones was substantially different,^[11] rendering the 2011 report internally inconsistent. The figure of 50,079 km² in the 2006 statistics report^[16] is supported by the Google Maps area calculator.

References

^ ^a ^b Mulatu Wubneh (2017). "Ethnic Identity Politics and the Restructuring of Administrative Units in Ethiopia". International Journal of Ethiopian Studies. 11 (1 & 2): 105–138. JSTOR 26586251.
^ "ክልል". AmharicDictionary.com. SelamSoft. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ Demaret, Luc (29 October 2002). "'They knew I would rather die than give up the fight': Interview with Taye Woldesmiate (Ethiopia)". International Labour Organization. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2012. 'Since 1993, the education system has been substantially decentralised, with responsibility passing to the provincial authorities.' ... as Taye Woldesmiate went on to point out, the government 'decided to use education policy to promote its own political agenda, meaning its ethnic policy to divide the country'. At the time, teachers denounced this shift. 'The regime created apartheid-type Bantustan states called "killils", or homelands. Citizens are confined within their "killils" never to seek education or jobs outside their homeland', they said.
^ Yilmaz, Serdar; Venugopal, Varsha (2008). Local Government Discretion and Accountability in Ethiopia (PDF). Working Paper 08-38. International Studies Program, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
^ Lyons, Terrence (1996). "Closing the Transition: The May 1995 Elections in Ethiopia". Journal of Modern African Studies. 34 (1): 135. doi:10.1017/S0022278X00055233. JSTOR 161741. S2CID 155079488.
^ "The Sidama have voted for their own state. So what next?". 4 December 2019.
^ Abdu, Brook (20 June 2020). "Sidama embarks on statehood". The Reporter. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^ "South West Ethiopia Peoples Region Officially Established". MSN Africa. Addis Ababa. Ethiopian News Agency (ENA). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "Ethiopia's two new regional states formed : Central Ethiopia, South Ethiopia". August 20, 2023.
^ "Population Size by Sex Zone and Wereda July 2023" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistical Service. August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b "2011 National Statistics" (PDF). Central Statistical Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
^ Research Institute, International Food Policy; Research Institute, Ethiopian Development (2008). Population and Housing census atlas of Ethiopia 2007 (Report). Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. {{cite report}}: |first= has generic name (help)
^ "Oromia Regional State". Ethiopian Government Portal. 2020. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ Estimate from Britannica Book of the Year. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. 2014. p. 594. ISBN 978-1-62513-171-3 – via Google Books.
^ "Population Size by Sex, Region, Zone and Wereda: July 2023" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistical Service.
^ "National Statistics: Section-B Population" (PDF). Central Statistical Agency. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2007.

External links

[17] The 2011 National Statistics gave an area of 41,410 km² for Tigray, but the sum of the figures it gave for the Tigray zones was substantially different,^[11] rendering the 2011 report internally inconsistent. The figure of 50,079 km² in the 2006 statistics report^[16] is supported by the Google Maps area calculator.

[mula-1] Mulatu Wubneh (2017). "Ethnic Identity Politics and the Restructuring of Administrative Units in Ethiopia". International Journal of Ethiopian Studies. 11 (1 & 2): 105–138. JSTOR 26586251.

[2] "ክልል". AmharicDictionary.com. SelamSoft. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

[ilo-3] Demaret, Luc (29 October 2002). "'They knew I would rather die than give up the fight': Interview with Taye Woldesmiate (Ethiopia)". International Labour Organization. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2012. 'Since 1993, the education system has been substantially decentralised, with responsibility passing to the provincial authorities.' ... as Taye Woldesmiate went on to point out, the government 'decided to use education policy to promote its own political agenda, meaning its ethnic policy to divide the country'. At the time, teachers denounced this shift. 'The regime created apartheid-type Bantustan states called "killils", or homelands. Citizens are confined within their "killils" never to seek education or jobs outside their homeland', they said.

[4] Yilmaz, Serdar; Venugopal, Varsha (2008). Local Government Discretion and Accountability in Ethiopia (PDF). Working Paper 08-38. International Studies Program, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.

[5] Lyons, Terrence (1996). "Closing the Transition: The May 1995 Elections in Ethiopia". Journal of Modern African Studies. 34 (1): 135. doi:10.1017/S0022278X00055233. JSTOR 161741. S2CID 155079488.

[6] "The Sidama have voted for their own state. So what next?". 4 December 2019.

[7] Abdu, Brook (20 June 2020). "Sidama embarks on statehood". The Reporter. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

[8] "South West Ethiopia Peoples Region Officially Established". MSN Africa. Addis Ababa. Ethiopian News Agency (ENA). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[9] "Ethiopia's two new regional states formed : Central Ethiopia, South Ethiopia". August 20, 2023.

[10] "Population Size by Sex Zone and Wereda July 2023" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistical Service. August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

[2011_stats-11] "2011 National Statistics" (PDF). Central Statistical Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-12-10.

[12] Research Institute, International Food Policy; Research Institute, Ethiopian Development (2008). Population and Housing census atlas of Ethiopia 2007 (Report). Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. {{cite report}}: |first= has generic name (help)

[13] "Oromia Regional State". Ethiopian Government Portal. 2020. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[14] Estimate from Britannica Book of the Year. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. 2014. p. 594. ISBN 978-1-62513-171-3 – via Google Books.

[15] "Population Size by Sex, Region, Zone and Wereda: July 2023" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistical Service.

[16] "National Statistics: Section-B Population" (PDF). Central Statistical Agency. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2007.

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 | name               = Regional states and chartered cities of Ethiopia
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 | category           = [[Federation]]
 | territory          = [[Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia]]
 | start_date         = 1992
-| current_number     = 12 regions, 2 chartered cities
+| current_number     = 13 regions, 2 chartered cities
 | number_date        = 2023
 | government         = Region government
-| subdivision        = [[Districts of Ethiopia|Woreda]] (district)
+| subdivision        = 2nd level: [[List of zones of Ethiopia|Zones]]<br />3rd level: [[Districts of Ethiopia|Woreda]] (district)
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-[[Ethiopia]] is a [[federation]] subdivided into ethno-linguistically based '''regional states''' ([[Amharic]]: plural: ክልሎች ''kililoch''; singular: ክልል ''kilil''; [[Oromo language|Oromo]]: singular: ''Naannoo''; plural: ''Naannolee'') and chartered cities (Amharic: plural: አስተዳደር አካባቢዎች ''astedader akababiwoch''; singular: አስተዳደር አካባቢ ''astedader akabibi''). This system of administrative regions replaced the [[provinces of Ethiopia]] in 1992.<ref name=mula />
+[[Ethiopia]] is a [[federation]] subdivided into ethno-linguistically based '''regional states''' ([[Amharic]]: plural: ክልሎች ''kililoch''; singular: ክልል ''kilil''; [[Oromo language|Oromo]]: singular: ''Naannoo''; plural: ''Naannolee'') and '''chartered cities''' (Amharic: plural: አስተዳደር አካባቢዎች ''astedader akababiwoch''; singular: አስተዳደር አካባቢ ''astedader akabibi''). This system of administrative regions replaced the [[provinces of Ethiopia]] in 1992.<ref name=mula />
 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 chartered cities.
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 ==History==
-Ethiopia was historically divided into [[Provinces of Ethiopia|provinces]]. The current system of administrative regions was introduced in 1992 by the [[Transitional Government of Ethiopia]], and was formalised in 1995 when the current [[1995 Constitution of Ethiopia|Constitution of Ethiopia]] came into force.<ref name=mula>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26586251|title=Ethnic Identity Politics and the Restructuring of Administrative Units in Ethiopia|author=Mulatu Wubneh|year=2017|journal=International Journal of Ethiopian Studies|volume=11|issue=1 & 2|pages=105–138|jstor=26586251|via=JSTOR}}</ref>
+Ethiopia was historically divided into [[Provinces of Ethiopia|provinces]]. The current system of administrative regions was introduced in 1992 by the [[Transitional Government of Ethiopia]], and was formalised in 1995 when the current [[1995 Constitution of Ethiopia|Constitution of Ethiopia]] came into force.<ref name=mula>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26586251|title=Ethnic Identity Politics and the Restructuring of Administrative Units in Ethiopia|author=Mulatu Wubneh|year=2017|journal=International Journal of Ethiopian Studies|volume=11|issue=1 & 2|pages=105–138|jstor=26586251}}</ref>
 There were 13 regions initially, but five regions were merged to form the multi-ethnic [[Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region]] later in 1992, following the first elections of regional councils on 21 June 1992.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Lyons |first=Terrence |date=1996 |title=Closing the Transition: The May 1995 Elections in Ethiopia |jstor=161741 |journal=Journal of Modern African Studies |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=135 |doi=10.1017/S0022278X00055233 |s2cid=155079488 }}</ref> The country's capital [[Addis Ababa]], and [[Dire Dawa]] became chartered cities in 2004.
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 In November 2019, a [[2019 Sidama Region referendum|referendum]] was held in the [[Sidama Zone]] of the [[Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region]], in which voters supported a proposal for Sidama Zone to become a region in its own right.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theafricareport.com/20880/the-sidama-have-voted-for-their-own-state-so-what-next/|title=The Sidama have voted for their own state. So what next?|date=4 December 2019}}</ref> The Sidama Region was created in June 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sidama embarks on statehood |first=Brook |last=Abdu |date=20 June 2020 |url= https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/article/sidama-embarks-statehood |newspaper=[[The Reporter (Ethiopia)|The Reporter]] |access-date=22 November 2020}}</ref>
-The South West Ethiopia Region was created on 23 November 2021 following a [[2021_South_West_Region_referendum|successful referendum]] earlier that year. The new region was split off from the [[Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region|SNNPR]] and consisted of [[Keffa Zone|Keffa]], [[Sheka Zone|Sheka]], [[Bench Maji Zone|Bench Sheko]], [[Dawro Zone|Dawro]], and [[West Omo Zone|West Omo]] [[List of zones of Ethiopia|Zones]], along with [[Konta special woreda|Konta]] special district.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |date=23 November 2021 |title=South West Ethiopia Peoples Region Officially Established   |url=https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/other/south-west-ethiopia-peoples-region-officially-established/ar-AAR3s1N |work=MSN Africa |agency=Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) |location=Addis Ababa  |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>
+The [[South West Ethiopia Region]] was created on 23 November 2021 following a [[2021 South West Region referendum|successful referendum]] earlier that year. The new region was split off from the [[Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region|SNNPR]] and consisted of [[Keffa Zone|Keffa]], [[Sheka Zone|Sheka]], [[Bench Maji Zone|Bench Sheko]], [[Dawro Zone|Dawro]], and [[West Omo Zone|West Omo]] [[List of zones of Ethiopia|Zones]], along with [[Konta special woreda|Konta]] special district.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |date=23 November 2021 |title=South West Ethiopia Peoples Region Officially Established   |url=https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/other/south-west-ethiopia-peoples-region-officially-established/ar-AAR3s1N |work=MSN Africa |agency=Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) |location=Addis Ababa  |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>
-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 SNNPR.<ref>https://borkena.com/2023/08/19/ethiopias-two-new-regional-states-formed-central-ethiopia-south-ethiopia/</ref>
+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 SNNPR.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://borkena.com/2023/08/19/ethiopias-two-new-regional-states-formed-central-ethiopia-south-ethiopia/|title=Ethiopia's two new regional states formed : Central Ethiopia, South Ethiopia|date=August 20, 2023}}</ref>
 ==List of regions and chartered cities==
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 ! Flag
 ! Name
-! Population (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 2023 |title=Population Size by Sex Zone and Wereda July 2023 |url=http://www.statsethiopia.gov.et/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Population-of-Zones-and-Weredas-Projected-as-of-July-2023.pdf |access-date=19 August 2023 |website=Ethiopian Statistical Service}}</ref>
+! Population (2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 2023 |title=Population Size by Sex Zone and Wereda July 2023 |url=http://www.statsethiopia.gov.et/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Population-of-Zones-and-Weredas-Projected-as-of-July-2023.pdf |access-date=19 August 2023 |website=Ethiopian Statistical Service}}</ref>
 ! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<ref name=2011_stats>{{Cite web |url=http://www.csa.gov.et/images/documents/pdf_files/nationalstatisticsabstract/2011/2011%20population.pdf |title=2011 National Statistics |publisher=[[Central Statistical Agency]] |access-date=2014-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211414/http://www.csa.gov.et/images/documents/pdf_files/nationalstatisticsabstract/2011/2011%20population.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 ! Capital
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 |[[File:Flag of Addis Ababa.svg|23px]]
 |[[Addis Ababa]] (city)
-|style="text-align:right"| 3,945,000
+|style="text-align:right"| 5,704,000
 |style="text-align:right"| 527
 | [[Addis Ababa]]
-| [[File:Addis Ababa in Ethiopia (special marker).svg|90px]]
+| [[File:Addis Ababa in Ethiopia (special marker).svg|190px]]
 |-
 |[[File:Flag of the Afar Region.svg|23px]]
 | [[Afar Region]]
-|style="text-align:right"|2,076,000
+|style="text-align:right"|3,350,000
 |style="text-align:right"| 72,051
 | [[Semera]]
-| [[File:Afar in Ethiopia.svg|90px]]
+| [[File:Afar in Ethiopia.svg|190px]]
 |-
 |[[File:Flag of the Amhara Region.svg|23px]]
 | [[Amhara Region]]
-|style="text-align:right"| 23,216,000
+|style="text-align:right"| 32,456,300
 |style="text-align:right"| 154,709
 | [[Bahir Dar]]
-| [[File:Amhara in Ethiopia.svg|90px]]
+| [[File:Amhara in Ethiopia.svg|190px]]
 |-
 |[[File:Flag of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region.svg|23px]]
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 |style="text-align:right"| 50,699
 | [[Asosa]]
-| [[File:Benishangul-Gumuz in Ethiopia.svg|90px]]
+| [[File:Benishangul-Gumuz in Ethiopia.svg|190px]]
 |-
 | [[File:Flag of Central Ethiopia.png|23px]]
 | [[Central Ethiopia Regional State]]
+|style="text-align:right"|unknown<ref>{{Cite report |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2499/9780896299276 |title=Population and Housing census atlas of Ethiopia 2007 |last=Research Institute |first=International Food Policy |last2=Research Institute |first2=Ethiopian Development |date=2008 |publisher=International Food Policy Research Institute |location=Washington, DC}}</ref>
-|style="text-align:right"|
-|style="text-align:right"|
+|style="text-align:right"|15,098.97
-| [[Welkite]]
+| [[Hosaina]]
-| [[File:Central Ethiopia in Ethiopia.svg|99px]]
+| [[File:Central Ethiopia in Ethiopia.svg|190px]]
 |-
-|[[File:Flag of Dire Dawa.png|23px]]
+|[[File:Flag of Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.png|23px]]
 | [[Dire Dawa]] (city)
 |style="text-align:right"| 551,000
 |style="text-align:right"| 1,559
 | [[Dire Dawa]]
-| [[File:Dire Dawa in Ethiopia (special marker).svg|90px]]
+| [[File:Dire Dawa in Ethiopia (special marker).svg|190px]]
 |-
 ||[[File:Flag of the Gambella Region.svg|23px]]
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 |style="text-align:right"| 29,783
 | [[Gambela, Ethiopia|Gambela]]
-| [[File:Gambela in Ethiopia.svg|90px]]
+| [[File:Gambela in Ethiopia.svg|190px]]
 |-
 |[[File:Harari Flag.svg|23px]]
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 |style="text-align:right"| 334
 | [[Harar]]
-| [[File:Harari in Ethiopia (special marker).svg|90px]]
+| [[File:Harari in Ethiopia (special marker).svg|190px]]
 |-
 |[[File:Flag of the Oromia Region.svg|23px]]
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 |style="text-align:right"| 40,884,000
 |style="text-align:right"| 284,538
-|[[Addis Ababa]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oromia Regional State|url=http://www.ethiopia.gov.et/oromia-regional-state|date=2020|publisher=Ethiopian Government Portal|access-date=6 May 2020}}</ref>
+|[[Addis Ababa]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oromia Regional State|url=http://www.ethiopia.gov.et/oromia-regional-state|date=2020|publisher=Ethiopian Government Portal|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=28 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728185707/http://www.ethiopia.gov.et/oromia-regional-state|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-| [[File:Oromia in Ethiopia.svg|90px]]
+| [[File:Oromia in Ethiopia.svg|190px]]
 |-
 |[[File:Flag of Sidama.svg|23px]]
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 |style="text-align:right"| 12,000
 | [[Hawassa]]
-| [[File:Sidama Region in Ethiopia.svg|90px]]
+| [[File:Sidama Region in Ethiopia.svg|190px]]
 |-
 |[[File:Flag of the Somali Region (1994-2008, 2018-).svg|23px]]
 | [[Somali Region]]
 |style="text-align:right"| 6,657,000
-|style="text-align:right"| 279,252<ref>Estimate from {{cite book |title=Britannica Book of the Year |date=2014 |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. |page=594 |isbn=978-1-62513-171-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LccRAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA594 |via=Google Books }}</ref>
+|style="text-align:right"| 279,525<ref>Estimate from {{cite book |title=Britannica Book of the Year |date=2014 |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. |page=594 |isbn=978-1-62513-171-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LccRAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA594 |via=Google Books }}</ref>
 | [[Jijiga]]
-| [[File:Somali Region Map.svg|90px]]
+| [[File:Somali Region Map.svg|190px]]
 |-
 | [[File:Flag of Southern Ethiopia.png|23px]]
 | [[South Ethiopia Regional State]]
+|style="text-align:right"|7,584,741<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.statsethiopia.gov.et/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Population-of-Zones-and-Weredas-Projected-as-of-July-2023.pdf|title=Population Size by Sex, Region, Zone and Wereda: July 2023|website=Ethiopian Statistical Service}}</ref>
-|style="text-align:right"|
-|style="text-align:right"|
+|style="text-align:right"|45,209.26
 | [[Wolaita Sodo]]
-| [[File:South Ethiopia in Ethiopia.svg|90px]]
+| [[File:South Ethiopia in Ethiopia.svg|190px]]
 |-
 |[[File:Flag of South West Ethiopia.svg|23px]]
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 |style="text-align:right"| 39,400
 | [[Bonga]]
-| [[File:South West Region in Ethiopia.svg|90px]]
+| [[File:South West Region in Ethiopia.svg|190px]]
 |-
 |[[File:Flag of the Tigray Region.svg|23px]]
 | [[Tigray Region]]
-|style="text-align:right"| 5,838,000
+|style="text-align:right"| 6,838,000
 |style="text-align:right"| 50,079{{efn-la|The 2011 National Statistics gave an area of 41,410 km<sup>2</sup> for Tigray, but the sum of the figures it gave for the Tigray zones was substantially different,<ref name=2011_stats/> rendering the 2011 report internally inconsistent. The figure of 50,079 km<sup>2</sup> in the 2006 statistics report<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/national_statistics_2005/Population.pdf |title=National Statistics: Section-B Population |date=2006 |publisher=[[Central Statistical Agency]] |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070221092920/http://www.csa.gov.et:80/text_files/national%20statistics%202005/Population.pdf |archive-date=21 February 2007}}</ref> is supported by the [[Google Maps]] area calculator.}}
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-| [[File:Tigray in Ethiopia.svg|90px]]
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 * [[List of Ethiopian regions by Human Development Index]]
 * [[ISO 3166-2:ET]]
 * [[Subdivisions of Ethiopia]]
 * [[List of Ethiopian regional states by population]]

v t e First-level administrative divisions of Ethiopia
Regions	Afar Amhara Benishangul-Gumuz Central Ethiopia Gambela Harari Oromia Sidama Somali South Ethiopia Southwest Ethiopia Tigray
Chartered cities	Addis Ababa Dire Dawa
Topics	Governors Flags and emblems