List of woredas in the Afar Region
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This is a list of the 29 woreda
s, or districts, in the Afar Region
of Ethiopia
, compiled from material on the Central Statistical Agency
website.
Woreda
Woreda is an administrative division of Ethiopia , equivalent to a district . Woredas are composed of a number of Kebele, or neighborhood associations, which are the smallest unit of local government in Ethiopia...
s, or districts, in the Afar Region
Afar Region
Afar is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia, and is the homeland of the Afar people. Formerly known as Region 2, its current capital is Asayita; a new capital named Semera on the paved Awash - Asseb highway is under construction....
of Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
, compiled from material on the Central Statistical Agency
Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia)
The Central Statistical Agency is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. It is part of the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and...
website.
- Abala (woreda)Abala (woreda)Abala is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 2, Abala is located at the base of the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands, and bordered on the south by Megale, on the west by the Tigray Region, on the north by Berhale, on the northeast by...
- AfamboAfamboAfambo is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. It is named after Lake Afambo, located at the border of this woreda with Asayita, near the international border with Djibouti. Part of the Administrative Zone 1, Afambo is bordered on the south by the Somali Region, on the west by...
- AfderaAfderaAfdera is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the saline Lake Afdera, located in the southern part of the Afar Depression...
- AmibaraAmibaraAmibara is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 3, Amibara is bordered on the south by Awash Fentale, on the west by the Awash River which separates it from Dulecha to the southwest then on the northwest by the Administrative Zone 5, on the north by...
- Argobba special woredaArgobba special woredaArgobba is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Because Argobba is not part of any Zone in the Afar Region, it is considered a Special woreda, an administrative subdivision which is similar to an autonomous area. This woreda is named for the Argobba people, whose homeland lies in...
- ArtumaArtumaArtuma is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 5, Artuma is a triangle-shaped district located near the base of the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands, and bordered on the south by Fursi, on the west by the Amhara Region, and on the north...
- Aura (woreda)Aura (woreda)Aura is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 4, Aura is bordered on the southwest by Ewa, on the west by Gulina, on the north by Teru, and on the east by Administrative Zone 1; the Logiya River defines part of its southeastern boundary...
- Awash FentaleAwash FentaleAwash Fentale is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 3, Awash Fentale is bordered on the south by the Oromia Region, on the west by the Amhara Region, on the north by Dulecha, and on the east by Amibara. Towns in Awash Fentale include Awash Sebat...
- Asayita (woreda)Asayita (woreda)Asayita is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 1, Asayita is bordered on the south by Afambo, on the west by Dubti, then on the north by the Awash River which separates it from Elidar, and on the east by Djibouti...
- Berhale (woreda)
- Bure MudaytuBure MudaytuBure Mudaytu is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 3, Bure Mudaytu stretches along a narrow band covering the marshy lowlands along the Awash River, with the Administrative Zone 5 to the west and Gewane to the east...
- Chifra (woreda)Chifra (woreda)Chifra is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 1, Chifra is located near the base of the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands and bordered on the south by Mille, on the west by the Oromia Region, on the north by the Administrative Zone 4,...
- Dallol (woreda)Dallol (woreda)Dallol is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. This woreda is named for the former mining settlement of Dallol, which set the record for the hottest inhabited place on Earth, with an average temperature of 34° C. Located at the northernmost point of the Administrative Zone 2,...
- DeweDeweDewe is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 5, Dewe is located near the base of the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands, and bordered on the south by the Borkana River which separates it from Artuma and Fursi, on the west by the Amhara...
- Dubti (woreda)Dubti (woreda)Dubti is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 1, Dubti is bordered on the south by the Somali Region, on the southwest by Mille, on the west by Chifra, on the northwest by Administrative Zone 4, on the north by the Administrative Zone 2, on the...
- Dulecha (woreda)Dulecha (woreda)Dulecha is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 3, Dulecha is bordered on the south by Awash Fentale, on the west by the Argobba special woreda, on the north by the Administrative Zone 5, and on the east by the Awash River which separates it from...
- Elidar (woreda)Elidar (woreda)Elidar is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 1, Elidar is bordered on the south by the Awash River which separates it from Asayita, on the west by Dubti, on the northwest by the Administrative Zone 2, on the northeast by Eritrea, and on the east...
- ErebtiErebtiErebti is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the Erebti River, a stream that flows east from the Ethiopian highlands into the Afar Depression, part of which lies in the eastern part of this woreda...
- Ewa (woreda)Ewa (woreda)Ewa is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 4, Ewa is located near the base of the eastern escarpment of the...
- FursiFursiFursi is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 5, Fursi is located near the base of the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands, and bordered on the south by Simurobi Gele'alo, on the west by the Amhara Region, on the north by Artuma on the...
- Gewane (woreda)Gewane (woreda)Gewane is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 3, Gewane is bordered on the south by Amibara, on the west by Bure Mudaytu, on the northwest by Administrative Zone 5, on the north by the Administrative Zone 1, on the east by the Somali Region, and on...
- GulinaGulinaGulina is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 4, Gulina is located near the base of the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands, and bordered on the south by Ewa, on the west by the Amhara Region, on the north by Yalo, and on the east by Aura...
- Koneba (woreda)Koneba (woreda)Koneba is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. A triangle-shaped district in the Administrative Zone 2, Koneba is located near the base of the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands, and bordered on the west by the Tigray Region, on the north by Dallol, and on the east by...
- MegaleMegaleMegale is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 2, Megale is located at the base of the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands, and bordered on the south by the Administrative Zone 4, on the west by the Tigray Region, on the north by Abala, and...
- Mille (woreda)Mille (woreda)Mille is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. It is named for the Mille River, a tributary of the Awash River, which flows through this woreda...
- Simurobi Gele'aloSimurobi Gele'aloSimurobi Gele'alo is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 5, Simurobi Gele'alo is located near the base of the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands, and bordered on the west by the Amhara Region, on the north by Fursi, and on the east and...
- TelalakTelalakTelalak is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 5, Telalak is located near the base of the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands, and bordered on the south by Dewe, on the west by the Amhara Region, on the north by the Administrative Zone 4,...
- TeruTeruTeru is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 4, Teru is bordered on the south by Aura, on the southwest by Gulina, on the west by Yalo, and on the north and east by the Administrative Zone 2...
- Yalo (woreda)Yalo (woreda)Yalo is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 4, Yalo is located at the base of the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands, and bordered on the south by Gulina, on the west by the Amhara Region, on the north by the Administrative Zone 2, and on...