East Gurage Zone

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.

East Gurage Zone
ምስራቅ ጉራጌ ዞን
ZoneEast Gurage Zone
SeatButajira
Government
 • Chief administratorMustafa Hasen (Prosperity Party)
Time zoneUTC+3 (East Africa Time)
Area code(+251) 11

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.

Woredas and City administrations in East Gurage Zone Zone[2]
NumberWoredasSeat
1South SoddoKella
2MeskaneButajira*
3East MeskanEnseno*
4North SoddoBuee*

* City administrations, which are considered as Woreda for all administrative purposes.

References
  1. "በጉራጌ ዞን የሚገኙ አራት ወረዳዎች እና አንድ የከተማ አስተዳደር፤ የ"ክላስተር" አደረጃጀትን በየምክር ቤቶቻቸው አጸደቁ". ethiopiainsider.com.
  2. "ምስራቅ ጉራጌ ዞን". ethiopiainsider.com.

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