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Woreda (also spelled wereda) is an administrative division of Ethiopia (managed by a local government), equivalent to a district. Examples of administrative divisions English terms In many of the following terms corresponding to British cultural influence areas of relatively low mean population NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Districts are a type of Administrative division, in some countries managed by a Local government. Woredas are composed of a number of Kebele, or neighborhood associations, which are the smallest unit of local government in Ethiopia. A kebele is the smallest administrative unit of Ethiopia similar to ward, a neighbourhood or a localized and delimited group of people Woredas are typically collected together into zones, which form a kilil (Regional administration); some woredas are not part of a zone, and are called Special Woredas, which function as autonomous entities. |||} The regions of Ethiopia are divided into 68 Zones The zones are listed below by region Addis Ababa Addis Ababa Ethiopia is divided into 9 ethnically-based administrative regions ( kililoch; singular kilil) and three chartered cities ( astedader akababiwach An autonomous area is an area of a Country that has a degree of Autonomy, or freedom from an external authority

Although some woredas can be traced back as institutions to earliest times -- for example the Yem special woreda, the Gera and Gomma woredas preserve the boundaries of kingdoms that were absorbed into Ethiopia, and the former provinces of Ethiopia were also divided into woredas -- many are of more recent creation. Yem is one of the 79 Woredas in the Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR of Ethiopia. Gera is one of the 180 Woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Gomma is one of the 180 Woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. A monarchy is a Form of government in which supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in an individual who is the Head of state, often for life or Beginning with 2002, more authority was passed to woredas, in the form of staff and budgets transferred from the Regional governments. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

This is a list of the 29 Woredas or districts in the Afar Region of Ethiopia, compiled from material on the Central Statistical Agency website This article provides a list of the 105 Woredas or districts in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia, compiled from material on the Central Statistical Agency This is a list of the 22 Woredas or districts in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia, based from materials on the Central Statistical Agency website This is a list of the 180 Woredas or districts in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, compiled from material on the Central Statistical Agency website This is a list of the 47 Woredas or districts in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, compiled from material on the Central Statistical Agency website This is a list of the 77 Woredas or districts in the Southern Nations Nationalities and People's Region of Ethiopia, compiled from material on the Central This is a list of the 35 Woredas or districts in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia, compiled from material on the Central Statistical Agency website

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