Ethiopia: Regions & Towns - Statistics & Maps on City Population

Regions

	Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	A (km2)	C 1994-10-11	Cp 2007-05-29
<	Adis Abeba	AA	City	Adis Abeba	530	2,112,737	2,738,248
<	Afar	AF	St	Asayita	96,708	1,106,383	1,411,092
<	Amara	AM	St	Bahir Dar	159,174	13,834,297	17,214,056
<	Benshangul-Gumuz	BE	St	Asosa	49,289	460,459	670,847
<	Dire Dawa	DD	City	Dire Dawa	1,213	251,864	342,827
<	Gambela	GA	St	Gambela	25,802	181,862	306,916
<	Harer	HA	City	Harer	311	131,139	183,344
<	Oromiya	OR	St	Adis Abeba	353,007	18,732,525	27,158,471
<	Sumale [Somali]	SO	St	Jijiga	279,252	3,152,704	4,439,147
<	Tigray	TI	St	Mekele	50,079	3,136,267	4,314,456
<	YeDebub [Southern]	SN	St	Awasa	112,343	10,377,028	15,042,531
	Ethiopia	ETH		Adis Abeba	1,128,000	53,477,265	73,918,505

(1994) Britannica Book of the Year 1999.
(2007) Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (web).
The total of 2007 includes 96,570 persons living in the special enumeration areas Moyale, Afdem, Meda Welabu and Mulo.

	Name	Adm.	C Cp 2007-05-29
1	Adis Abeba	AA	2,738,248
2	Nazret	OR	222,035
3	Dire Dawa	DD	222,000
4	Mekele	TI	215,546
5	Gonder	AM	206,987
6	Bahir Dar	AM	180,094
7	Awasa	SN	159,013
8	Jima	OR	120,600
9	Dese	AM	120,029
10	Jijiga	SO	113,000
11	Shashemene	OR	102,062
12	Debre Zeyit	OR	100,114

Table of Towns

	Name	Adm.	C C 1984-05-09	C C 1994-10-11	C P 2006-07-01	C Cp 2007-05-29
<	Adet	AM	6,501	12,178	21,100	...
<	Adigrat	TI	16,262	37,417	65,200	57,572
<	Adis Abeba [Addis Abeba]	AA	1,412,575	2,112,737	2,973,000	2,738,248
<	Adis Zemen	AM	9,093	14,342	24,800	...
<	Adwa	TI	13,823	24,519	42,700	40,502
<	Agaro	OR	18,764	23,246	41,600	25,719
<	Agere Maryam	OR	7,327	12,718	22,800	...
<	Aksum	TI	17,753	27,148	47,300	44,629
<	Alamata	TI	14,030	26,179	45,600	33,198
<	Aleta Wendo	SN	9,685	11,321	20,500	...
<	Arba Minch	SN	23,032	40,020	72,500	74,843
<	Areka	SN	4,231	12,294	22,300	...
<	Arsi Negele	OR	13,096	23,512	42,100	52,329
<	Asasa	OR	5,068	10,903	19,500	20,647
<	Asayita	AF	...	15,475	22,700	16,048
<	Asbe Teferi (Chiro)	OR	11,344	18,678	33,400	33,643
<	Asela	OR	36,720	47,391	84,600	67,250
<	Asosa	BE	4,159	11,749	20,200	22,725
<	Awasa	SN	36,169	69,169	125,300	159,013
<	Awubere	SO	...	...	36,000	...
<	Bahir Dar	AM	54,800	96,140	167,300	180,094
<	Bati	AM	10,009	13,965	24,300	...
<	Bedele	OR	6,988	11,907	21,300	19,504
<	Bichena	AM	...	12,484	21,700	...
<	Boditi	SN	4,403	13,400	24,300	27,684
<	Bonga	SN	...	10,851	19,700	20,855
<	Bure	AM	8,177	13,437	23,300	...
<	Butajira	SN	13,688	20,509	37,200	33,393
<	Chagne	AM	8,421	17,777	30,900	...
<	Dangila	AM	10,602	15,437	26,700	...
<	Debark' {Debark}	AM	8,484	14,474	25,000	...
<	Debre Birhan	AM	25,753	38,717	67,200	65,214
<	Debre Markos	AM	39,808	49,297	85,600	62,469
<	Debre Tabor	AM	15,306	22,455	39,100	55,157
<	Debre Zeyit (Bishoftu)	OR	51,143	73,372	131,200	100,114
<	Degeh Bur	SO	...	...	42,800	29,956
<	Dembi Dolo	OR	14,170	19,587	35,100	29,249
<	Derwernache (Derwonaji)	SO	...	...	35,600	...
<	Dese	AM	68,848	97,314	169,100	120,029
<	Dila	SN	23,936	33,734	61,100	81,664
<	Dire Dawa	DD	98,104	164,851	281,800	222,000
<	Dodola	OR	8,287	13,847	24,800	...
<	Dolo	SO	...	...	31,000	...
<	Durame	SN	...	7,092	12,900	24,454
<	Fiche	OR	17,106	21,187	37,900	27,487
<	Finote Selam	AM	8,156	13,834	24,000	25,388
<	Gambela	GA	4,492	18,263	31,300	38,994
<	Gebre Guracha (Kuyu)	OR	7,394	11,113	19,800	23,481
<	Genet (Holata)	OR	11,741	16,785	30,000	24,030
<	Gimbi	OR	13,098	20,462	36,600	31,311
<	Ginir	OR	8,594	12,068	21,600	...
<	Giyon (Waliso)	OR	16,811	25,491	45,500	37,867
<	Goba	OR	22,963	28,358	50,700	32,916
<	Gode	SO	...	...	68,300	43,134
<	Gonder	AM	80,886	112,249	194,800	206,987
<	Hagere Hiywet (Ambo)	OR	17,325	27,636	49,400	50,267
<	Harer	HA	62,160	76,378	122,000	99,321
<	Hartisheik	SO	...	...	22,200	...
<	Himora	TI	10,469	14,451	25,400	21,387
<	Hosaina	SN	15,167	31,701	57,400	69,957
<	Inda Silase	TI	12,846	25,269	44,000	46,382
<	Jijiga	SO	23,183	56,821	98,100	113,000
<	Jima	OR	60,992	88,867	159,000	120,600
<	Jinka (Bako)	SN	4,480	12,407	22,500	...
<	Kebri Dehar	SO	...	...	36,200	29,151
<	Kembolcha	AM	15,782	39,466	68,800	58,642
<	Kibre Mengist (Adola)	OR	14,391	20,136	36,100	22,937
<	Kobo	AM	13,542	20,788	36,100	...
<	K'olito (Alaba K'ulito) {Kolito}	SN	8,902	15,101	27,400	...
<	Korem	TI	9,348	16,895	29,300	15,850
<	Maych'ew {Maychew}	TI	14,190	19,757	34,400	23,484
<	Mekele	TI	61,583	96,938	169,200	215,546
<	Mek'i {Meki}	OR	11,168	20,460	36,600	...
<	Metahara	OR	6,135	11,934	21,300	20,517
<	Metu	OR	12,491	19,298	34,500	29,627
<	Mizan-Aman	SN	...	...	25,500	34,491
<	Mojo	OR	13,945	21,997	39,300	...
<	Mot'a {Mota}	AM	12,934	18,160	31,500	...
<	Moyale	OR	4,038	10,543	25,000	28,056
<	Nazret (Adama)	OR	76,284	127,842	228,600	222,035
<	Negele	OR	11,997	23,997	43,000	36,699
<	Nekemte	OR	28,824	47,258	84,500	76,817
<	Robe	OR	11,293	21,516	38,500	47,296
<	Sawla (Felege Neway)	SN	7,526	15,764	28,600	23,370
<	Sebeta	OR	10,030	14,076	25,100	56,131
<	Shakiso	OR	7,032	15,757	28,300	...
<	Shambu	OR	8,252	11,327	20,300	15,798
<	Shashemene	OR	31,531	52,080	93,200	102,062
<	Shewa Robit (Kewet)	AM	9,783	14,287	24,900	17,573
<	Sodo	SN	24,592	36,287	65,700	76,780
<	Softu	SO	...	...	25,100	...
<	Tepi	SN	4,459	10,616	19,200	24,489
<	Weldiya	AM	15,690	24,533	42,700	46,126
<	Welenchiti	OR	7,419	11,732	21,000	...
<	Welkite	SN	7,855	15,329	27,800	28,856
<	Wenji Gefersa	OR	35,420	13,156	23,500	...
<	Werota	AM	8,614	15,181	26,300	...
<	Wik'ro {Wikro}	TI	13,045	16,421	28,600	30,208
<	Yirga 'Alem {Yirga Alem}	SN	16,003	24,183	43,800	31,468
<	Yirga Chefe	SN	8,291	11,579	21,000	15,919
<	Ziway	OR	6,585	20,056	35,900	43,610

(1984) Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (provided by Clive Thornton).
(1994) Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (provided by Clive Thornton & Axel Pieles).
(2006) (2007) Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (web).

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Contents

Regions

Principal Towns

Table of Towns