East Gurage Zone
East Gurage Zone
ምስራቅ ጉራጌ ዞን | |
|---|---|
| Zone | East Gurage Zone |
| Seat | Butajira |
| Government | |
| • Chief administrator | Mustafa Hasen (Prosperity Party) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (East Africa Time) |
| Area code | (+251) 11 |
East Gurage Zone (Amharic: ምስራቅ ጉራጌ ዞን) is a zonal administration in the Central Ethiopia Regional State of Ethiopia.[1] The Zone is home to the Meskan people and others. East Gurage is bordered on the Southeast by Siltʼe Zone North and East by the Oromia Region, and on the West by Gurage Zone. The administrative centre of the Zone is Butajira.
Woredas
East Gurage Zone is formed from the union of three city administrations and four woredas. These administrative divisions are shown in the following table.
| Number | Woredas | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Soddo | Kella |
| 2 | Meskane | Butajira* |
| 3 | East Meskan | Enseno* |
| 4 | North Soddo | Buee* |
* City administrations, which are considered as Woreda for all administrative purposes.
References
- ^ "በጉራጌ ዞን የሚገኙ አራት ወረዳዎች እና አንድ የከተማ አስተዳደር፤ የ"ክላስተር" አደረጃጀትን በየምክር ቤቶቻቸው አጸደቁ". ethiopiainsider.com.
- ^ "ምስራቅ ጉራጌ ዞን". ethiopiainsider.com.
