Oromia

For the zone in the Amhara Region in Ethiopia, see Oromia Zone.

Oromia
Oromiyaa
Regional state
Flag of Oromia
Flag
Official seal of Oromia
Seal
Map of Ethiopia showing Oromia
Map of Ethiopia showing Oromia
Country Ethiopia
Official languageOromo
CapitalAddis Ababa
Government
 • Chief AdministratorShimelis Abdisa (Prosperity Party)
Area
 • Total
353,690 km2 (136,560 sq mi)
 • Rank1st
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
35,467,000[1]
 • Rank1st
 • Density100.267/km2 (259.69/sq mi)
DemonymOromo or Oromian
Time zoneEAT
ISO 3166 codeET-OR
HDI (2021)0.482[2]
low · 8th of 11

Oromia (Oromo: Oromiyaa) is a regional state in Ethiopia and the homeland of the Oromo people.[3] Under Article 49 of Ethiopian Constitution, the capital of Oromia is Addis Ababa, also called Finfinne. The provision of the article maintains special interest of Oromia by utilizing social services and natural resources of Addis Ababa.[4]

It is bordered by the Somali Region to the east; the Amhara Region, the Afar Region and the Benishangul-Gumuz Region to the north; Dire Dawa to the northeast; the South Sudanese state of Upper Nile, Gambela Region, South West Ethiopia Region, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region and Sidama Region to the west; the Eastern Province of Kenya to the south; as well as Addis Ababa as an enclave surrounded by a Special Zone in its centre and the Harari Region as an enclave surrounded by East Hararghe in its east.

In August 2013, the Ethiopian Central Statistics Agency projected the 2017 population of Oromia as 35,467,001;[1] making it the largest regional state by population. It is also the largest regional state covering 353,690 square kilometres (136,560 sq mi)[5]

  1. ^ a b Population Projection of Ethiopia for All Regions At Wereda Level from 2014 – 2018. Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Central Statistical Agency. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Oromia Region, Ethiopia". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  4. ^ "UNPO: Oromo: Capital Addis Ababa Eludes Oromia State". unpo.org. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. ^ Research on Covid-19 Responses and its Impact on Minority and Indigenous Communities in Ethiopia (PDF), September 2020