Ari Zone

Ari Zone
Ari
Interactive map of Ari Zone
Country Ethiopia
Region South Ethiopia Regional State
CapitalJinka
Government
 • Chief AdministratorAbraham Ata[1] (Prosperity Party)
Time zoneUTC+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.

districts and town administrations in Ari Zone[3]
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

  1. ^ "የልማት ማህበሩ በመንግስት የሚሰሩ የልማት ስራዎችን ለማገዝ እያደረገ ያለውን ጥረት አጠናክሮ ሊቀጥል ይገባል - አቶ አለማየሁ ባውዲ". www.ena.et (in Amharic).
  2. ^ "የአዲሱ ክልል አስተዳደራዊ መዋቅር ወደ ህዝቡ ይበልጥ በመቅረቡ ፍትሃዊ የአገልግሎት ተደራሽነትን በማረጋገጥ ሁለንተናዊ ዕድገትን የሚያፋጥን ነው". www.ena.et (in Amharic).
  3. ^ "የተጣላ ሳይታረቅ የማይከበረው አዲስ ዓመት - ድሽታ ግና". www.bbc.com (in Amharic).

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