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Ethiopia has the following administrative divisions:

Contents 1 Regions and chartered cities 2 Zones 3 Woreda 4 Kebele 5 Former provinces

[edit] Regions and chartered cities

The 9 regions or killoch are based on ethnic territoriality:

• Afar
• Amhara
• Benishangul-Gumuz
• Gambela
• Harari
• Oromia
• Somali
• Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region
• Tigray

Additionally there are two chartered cities:

• Addis Ababa
• Dire Dawa

[edit] Zones

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The regions are subdivided in 68 zones.

[edit] Woreda

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Woreda or districts are smaller subdivisions.

[edit] Kebele

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Kebele is the name of municipalities in Ethiopia. They are the smallest administrative division.

[edit] Former provinces

Between 1942 and 1991, Ethiopia was divided in 13 provinces. Earlier also other provinces existed as well.

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