This is a list of the cities and

woreda Districts of Ethiopia, also called woredas ( am, ወረዳ; ''woreda''), are the third level of the administrative divisions of Ethiopia – after ''zones'' and the '' regional states''. These districts are further subdivided into a number of ...

s (districts), in the

Somali Region The Somali Region ( so, Deegaanka Soomaalida, am, ሱማሌ ክልል, Sumalē Kilil, ar, المنطقة الصومالية), also known as Soomaali Galbeed (''Western Somalia'') and officially the Somali Regional State, is a regional stat ...

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

, compiled from material on the

Central Statistical Agency The Central Statistical Agency (CSA; Amharic: ማዕከላዊ ስታቲስቲክስ ኤጀንሲ) is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growt ...

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It is unclear how many woredas actually exist in the Somali Region, since the names and number of woredas given in the CSA's documents differ between 2005 and 2007, and different maps show a variety of names and boundaries. The subdivisions of Somali have been changed several times, often due to local clan groups claiming their own woreda,Tobias Hagmann
Beyond Clannishness and Colonialism: Understanding political disorder in Ethiopia's Somali Region, 1991-2004
. In: ''Journal of Modern African Studies'' 43(4), 2005 (PDF), p. 12 and the boundary between the Somali and

Oromia Oromia (Amharic: ) ( om, Oromiyaa) is a regional state in Ethiopia and the homeland of the Oromo people. The capital of Oromia is Addis Ababa. It is bordered by the Somali Region to the east; the Amhara Region, the Afar Region and the Be ...

Regions is disputed, leading to ambiguity over the status of border areas. In February 2016, the DDSI parliament added two new zones (for a total of 11), new districts to each of the 9 previous zones, and several city administrations (additions marked below with ‡).

List of districts by zone

Afder Zone

*Chereti Diilhara * Bare ‡ * Elekere * GodGod ‡ * Hargelle * Mirab Imi * Iligdheere * Raaso ‡ * Qooxle ‡ * Doollo bay * Baarey

Dhawa Zone

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Dollo Zone

*Boh (woreda), Boh *Danot (woreda), Danot *Daratole * Geladin (woreda), Geladin Geladi (woreda). Duplicate?--> * Gal-Hamur ‡ * Lehel-Yucub ‡ * Warder

Erer Zone

Erer Zone is new in 2016; created from Nogab Zone. * Fiq ‡ * Lagahida ‡ * Mayaa-muluqo ‡ * Qubi ‡ * Salahad ‡ * Waangaay ‡ * Xamaro ‡ * Yaxoob ‡

Fafan Zone Fafan ( so, Faafan) is a zone in Somali Region of Ethiopia. It was previously known as the Jijiga zone, so named after its largest city, Jijiga. Other towns and cities in this zone include Harshin, Awbare, Derwernache, Kebri Beyah, Tuli Gulled ...

Awbare Awbare (Amharic: አውበሬ, so, Aw Barre), officially known as Teferi BerTeferi Ber is the name used by the Central Statistical Agency in it''Agricultural Sample Enumeration 2001-2002 (1994 E.C.): Report on Area and Production - Somali Regi ...

* Babille * Goljano * Gursum * Harawo ‡ * Haroorayso *

Harshin Harshin ( so, Xarshin) is a town and the capital of the Harshin woreda, in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, near the border with Somaliland. Notable people * Eid Daahir Farah - Former president of Somali Region. He was Born in Harshin. Demogr ...

Jijiga Jijiga (, am, ጅጅጋ, ''Jijiga'') is the capital city of Somali Region, Ethiopia. It became the capital of the Somali Region in 1995 after it was moved from Gode. Located in the Fafan Zone with 70 km (37 mi) west of the bord ...

(headquarters in Haroorayso) ‡ * Kebri Beyah special woreda ‡ * Qooraan (headquarters in Mulla) ‡ * Shabeeley * Wajale special woreda ‡ * Tuli Guled

Jarar Zone Jarar ( so, Jarar) is a zone in Somali Region of Ethiopia. It was previously known as the Degehabur zone, so named after its largest city, Degehabur. Jarar Zone is bordered on the south by Korahe, on the southwest by Nogob, on the northwest by ...

* Araarso * Awaare * Bilcil buur ‡ * Birqod *

Daroor Daroor woreda ( so, Daroor, also spelled , , and , Ge'ez ዳሮር) is one of the woredas (districts) of the Somali Region of Ethiopia. It was announced in 2010 by the President of the Somali Region. Part of the Jarar zone, Daroor is bordered ...

* Degehabur Special Zone * Dhagaxmadow * Dig ‡ * Gunagado *

Misraq Gashamo Misraq Gashamo ("East Gashamo") is one of the woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Jarar zone, Misraq Gashamo is bordered on the south by the Werder Zone, on the southwest by Gunagadow, on the west by Aware, and on the north by ...

* Yoocaale

Korahe Zone

* Boodaley ‡ * Ceel-Ogadeen ‡ * Dobawein * Higloley ‡ * Kebri Dahar special woreda * Kudunbuur ‡ * Laas-dhankayre ‡ * Marsin * Shekosh * Shilavo

Liben Zone

* Bokolmayo * Deka Softi * Dollo Ado * Filtu * Kersa Dula * Gooro bakaksa * Gurra damole

Nogob Zone

* Ayun ‡ * Duhun * Elweyne: administrative town of Nogob zone. * Gerbo * Hararey/Xaraarey ‡ * Hora-shagax ‡ * Segeg

Shabelle Zone Shabelle is one of nine Zones of the Somali Region of Ethiopia. It was previously known as Gode ( so, Godey, ar, غودي), so named after its largest city, Gode. Shabelle is bordered on the west by Afder, on the north by Fiq, on the northeast ...

* Abaaqoorow ‡ *

Adadle Adadle is one of the woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gode Zone, Adadle is bordered on the west by the Afder Zone, on the north by the Shebelle River which separates it from Gode, on the east by Kelafo, and on the south by Soma ...

* Beercaano * Danan *

Elele Elele is a town in Ikwerre local government area of Rivers State, Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in ...

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Ferfer Ferfer is a town in the Ethiopian Somali Regional State, on the border with the Somali Hiran region (Beledweyne District). The town straddles the disputed 1950's-era Provisional Administrative Line (as depicted on virtually all worldwide maps, ...

* Gode Special Zone * Imiberi *

Kelafo Kelafo ( so, Qalaafe, am, ቀላፎ, translit=Qällafo) is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Gode Zone of the Somali Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 233 meters above sea level. The UN-OCHA-E ...

* Mustahil

Sitti Zone Sitti Zone ( so, Gobolka Sitti), formerly known as Shinile, is a zone in Somali Region of Ethiopia. Located at the northwestern point of the Somali Region and stretching across the savanna north of the Ahmar Mountains, Sitti is bordered on the ...

* Adigala * Afdem * Ayesha * Bike ‡ *

Dambal Dambala is a village in the gadag district of the state of Karnataka, India. It was an ancient center of Buddhism and remained so as late as the 12th century. Dambal is at an elevation of . Demographics India census, Dambala had a population ...

Erer Erer is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Shinile Zone of the Somali Region, it is located 51km east of Shinile. It is the administrative center of Erer woreda. Overview Erer has had telephone service at least as early as 1967. Rec ...

* Gablalu ‡ * Mieso *

Shinile Shinile ( so, Shiniile) is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Shinile Zone of the Somali Region, it is 9km northeast of Dire Dawa, the first station of the Ethio-Djibouti Railways east of Dire Dawa is at Shinile. Demographics The to ...

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{{First-level administrative divisions of Ethiopia Somali Somali Region