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The land area of Ethiopia is estimated at about 1.1 million square kilometer and the current population is approximately 100 million, of which more than 84 percent live in rural areas. Ethiopia is a Federal Democratic Republic composed of 9 National
Regional states: namely Tigray, Afar, Amhara, Oromia, Somali, Benishangul-Gumuz, Southern Nations Nationalities and People Region (SNNPR), Gambella And Harari and two Administrative states (Addis Ababa City administration and Dire Dawa city council). The national regional states as well as the two cities administrative councils are further divided in eight hundred woredas and around 15,000 kebeles (5,000 Urban & 10,000 Rural)
Regional States of Ethiopia
Afar
The State of Afar
The State of Afar
The State of Afar consists of 5 administrative zones, 29 woredas and 28 towns. The rural area has 326 farmers associations, while the urban part has 32 kebeles. Afar is the origin of human species, where a 4.4 million years old humanoid is recently discovered.
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Amhara
The State of Amhara
The State of Amhara
The State of Amhara consists of 10 administrative zones, one special zone, 105 woredas, and 78 urban centres. Amharic is the working language of the state.
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Benishangul
The State of
Benishangul - Gumz
The State of Benishangul-Gumz
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Gambella
The State of Gambella
The State of Gambella
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Harari
The State of Harari
The State of Harari
Harari is one of the most popular historical towns in the Eastern part of Ethiopia. The State has no administrative zones or woredas. The total number of kebeles of the city are 19, while the rural part of the State has 17 farmers associations.
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Oromia
The State of Oromia
The State of Oromia
The State of Oromia sprawls over the largest part of the country and at present consists of 12 administrative zones and 180 woredas. Of the 12 zones, Bale and Borena account for 45.7% of the State's total area but only about 14% of the state's population. The Council of the State of Oromia is the highest body of its administration.
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Somali
The State of Somali
The State of Somali
The State of Somalihas a very large area size ranking second next to Oromiya. At present the state comprises 9 administrative zones and 49 woredas.
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South
The State of
Southern Nations
The State of Southern Nations
The State of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' comprises 10% of the total area of the country, that is administratively divided in to 9 zones, 72 woredas and 5 special woredas. There are a total of 77 woredas and 149 towns in the State. The rural part of the State had 3804 farmers' association at the time of the 1994 census.
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Tigray
The State of Tigray
The State of Tigray
The State of Tigray consists of 4 administrative zones, one special zone, 35 woredas and 74 towns. The State Council which is the highest administrative body of the state is made up of 152 members, the executive body consists of 16 personalities.
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