Zone (Ethiopia)

Zones ( Amharic ዞን zonə ) form the second highest administrative level in Ethiopia below the ethnically defined regions or states.

There are around 68 zones in Ethiopia (the classifications have been changed several times, and there are different details about the names and number of zones). In contrast to the division into regions, which have extensive autonomy, the zoning is purely administrative in nature. The zones are further subdivided into woredas . So-called special woredas have a special status insofar as they are not subject to any zone. Zones and woredas are partly defined ethnically.

Before the introduction of the current administrative structure of Ethiopia in 1995, the traditional provinces in Ethiopia were divided into awrajjas .

a map of the regions and zones in Ethiopia

Afar region

Amhara

Benishangul-Gumuz

Gambela

Oromia

Region of southern nations, nationalities and peoples

Somali region

Tigray region

Web links

Ethiopia on statoids

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Central Statistics Agency (CSA): 2005 National Statistics, Section – B Population ( Memento from February 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.8 MB)
↑ CSA: Summary and Statistical Report of the 2007 Population and Housing Census Results ( Memento of March 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 4.7 MB), (pp. 57–81)

[CSA05-1] Central Statistics Agency (CSA): 2005 National Statistics, Section – B Population ( Memento from February 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.8 MB)

[CSA07-2] CSA: Summary and Statistical Report of the 2007 Population and Housing Census Results ( Memento of March 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 4.7 MB), (pp. 57–81)