Ari Zone

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Ari Zone
CountryFile:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia
RegionFile:Flag of Southern Ethiopia.png South Ethiopia Regional State
CapitalJinka
Government
 • Chief AdministratorAbraham Ata[1] (Prosperity Party)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
File:Map of zones of Ethiopia.svg
Map of the regions and zones of Ethiopia

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 woredas and two city administrations.

Woredas and City administrations in Ari Zone[3]
Number Woredas Seat
1 Baka Dawla Ari Arkisha Kaysa
2 Debub Ari Gazer
3 North Ari Gelila*
4 Woba Ari Boyka
5 Gelila City Administration Gelila
6 Jinka City Administration Jinka

* City administrations, which are considered as Woreda 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).{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. "የአዲሱ ክልል አስተዳደራዊ መዋቅር ወደ ህዝቡ ይበልጥ በመቅረቡ ፍትሃዊ የአገልግሎት ተደራሽነትን በማረጋገጥ ሁለንተናዊ ዕድገትን የሚያፋጥን ነው". www.ena.et (in Amharic).{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. "የተጣላ ሳይታረቅ የማይከበረው አዲስ ዓመት - ድሽታ ግና". www.bbc.com (in Amharic).{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)