Somali Region

Somali Region
Deegaanka Soomaalida
Soomaali Galbeed
Regional state
Flag of Somali Region
Flag
Official seal of Somali Region
Seal
Nickname: 
DDS
Map of Ethiopia showing Somali Region
Map of Ethiopia showing Somali Region
CountryEthiopia
CapitalJijiga
Government
 • Cheif AdministratorMustafa Mohamed Omer
 • Deputy Chief AdministratorIbrahim Osman
Area
 • Total328,068 km2 (126,668 sq mi)
 • Land328.068 km2 (126.668 sq mi)
 • Rank2nd
Population
 (2017)
 • Total11,748,998
 • Rank3rd
DemonymSomali
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Area code+251
ISO 3166 codeET-SO
HDI (2019)0.433
low · 10th of 11

The Somali Regional State is a region in Ethiopia. The capital city is Jijiga.

Administrative zones

Somali Region Administrative map

Like other Regions in Ethiopia, Somali Region is divided into eleven administrative zones and Six Special administrative zones:

The zones are divided into districts.

References

  1. ↑ Population Projection of Ethiopia for All Regions At Wereda Level from 2014 – 2017. Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Central Statistical Agency. Archived from the original on 6 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. ↑ "Ethiopia: Somali Region Administrative map (as of 05 Jan 2015)". OCHA. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

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