Subdivisions of Ethiopia
is administratively divided into regional states and chartered cities, zones, woreda and kebele.The 10 regional states or kililoch are based on ethno-linguistic territoriality:
- Afar
- Amhara
- Benishangul-Gumuz
- Gambela
- Harari
- Oromia
- Somali
- Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
- Tigray
- Sidama
Additionally there are two chartered cities:
The 10 regions are further subdivided into 68 zones.Woreda
Woreda or districts are smaller subdivisions.Kebele are municipalities. They are the smallest administrative division.Between 1942 and 1991, Ethiopia was divided into 13 provinces. Other provinces existed before 1942.
