Ari Zone
Ari Zone
Ari | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of Ari Zone | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | South Ethiopia Regional State |
| Capital | Jinka |
| Government | |
| • Chief Administrator | Abraham Ata[1] (Prosperity Party) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Ari is an administrative zone in South Ethiopia Regional State. Until August 2023, Ari was a part of the South Omo Zone.[2] It is named for the Aari people, whose homeland is in the zone. Ari is bordered on the south by South Omo Zone, on the Northeast by the Gofa Zone and North by the Basketo Zone. The administrative centre of Ari Zone is Jinka.
Administrative division
Ari Zone has four districts and three city administrations.
| Number | Districts | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baka Dawla Ari | Arkisha Kaysa |
| 2 | Debub Ari | Gazer* |
| 3 | North Ari | Gelila* |
| 4 | Woba Ari | Boyka |
* Town administrations, which are considered as district for all administrative purposes. Jinka which is the seat of the Zone is also considered as a town administration.
References
- ^ "የልማት ማህበሩ በመንግስት የሚሰሩ የልማት ስራዎችን ለማገዝ እያደረገ ያለውን ጥረት አጠናክሮ ሊቀጥል ይገባል - አቶ አለማየሁ ባውዲ". www.ena.et (in Amharic).
- ^ "የአዲሱ ክልል አስተዳደራዊ መዋቅር ወደ ህዝቡ ይበልጥ በመቅረቡ ፍትሃዊ የአገልግሎት ተደራሽነትን በማረጋገጥ ሁለንተናዊ ዕድገትን የሚያፋጥን ነው". www.ena.et (in Amharic).
- ^ "የተጣላ ሳይታረቅ የማይከበረው አዲስ ዓመት - ድሽታ ግና". www.bbc.com (in Amharic).