The South Eastern Zone () is a
zone
Zone or The Zone may refer to:
Places Climate and altitude zones
* Death zone (originally the lethal zone), altitudes above a certain point where the amount of oxygen is insufficient to sustain human life for an extended time span
* Frigid zone, ...
in the
Tigray Region
The Tigray Region, officially the Tigray National Regional State, is the northernmost regional state in Ethiopia. The Tigray Region is the homeland of the Tigrayan, Irob, and Kunama people. Its capital and largest city is Mekelle. Tigray is ...
of
Ethiopia
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. The South Eastern Zone is bordered on the south by the
Southern Zone, on the southeast by the
Amhara Region, on the northeast by the
Central Zone
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, on the north by the
Eastern Zone, on the east by the
Afar Region, and it surrounds the
enclaved
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Mekelle Special Zone. The South Eastern Zone was separated from the Southern Zone.
Demographics
As the zone was created after the census of 2007, it is hard to find correct data about the population of the zone. The estimated size of population according to 2007 census conducted by the CSA is 392,142, of which 21,125 or 5.39% were urban dwellers.
Census 2007 Tables: Tigray Region
, Tables 2.1.
Notes
Tigray Region
Zones of Ethiopia
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