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 Gurage 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 Zone borders Mareko Special Woreda through its East Meskan District.[2] The administrative centre of the Zone is Butajira.
East Gurage Zone
ምስራቅ ጉራጌ ዞን | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Central Ethiopia Regional State |
| Seat | Butajira |
| Government | |
| • Chief administrator | Mustafa Hasen (Prosperity Party) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (East Africa Time) |
| Area code | (+251) 11 |
Woredas edit
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 | East Meskan | Enseno* |
| 2 | Meskane | Butajira* |
| 3 | Sodo Woreda | Buee* |
| 4 | South Soddo | Kella |
• City administrations, which are considered as Woreda for all administrative purposes.
References edit
- ^ "በጉራጌ ዞን የሚገኙ አራት ወረዳዎች እና አንድ የከተማ አስተዳደር፤ የ"ክላስተር" አደረጃጀትን በየምክር ቤቶቻቸው አጸደቁ". ethiopiainsider.com.
- ^ "Eight people were killed and many others were injured in an attack by unidentified gunmen in East Gurage Zone". addisstandard.com.
- ^ "ምስራቅ ጉራጌ ዞን". ethiopiainsider.com.