Harari Region

Harari Region
Harari People's National Regional State
Flag of Harari Region
Official seal of Harari Region
Nickname: 
City of Saints
Motto(s): 
City of Peace, Tolerance and Solidarity
Map of Ethiopia showing Harari Region
Map of Ethiopia showing Harari Region
CountryEthiopia
CapitalHarar
Government
 • Chief AdministratorOrdin Bedri (Prosperity Party)
Area
 • Total334 km2 (129 sq mi)
 • Rank11
 [1]
Population
 (2017)
 • Total246,000[2]
 • Rank11
ISO 3166 codeET-HA
HDI (2019)0.588[3]
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The Harari Region (Amharic: ሐረሪ ክልል; Oromo: Naannoo Hararii; Harari: ሀረሪ ሑስኒ), officially the Harari People's National Regional State (Amharic: የሐረሪ ሕዝብ ብሔራዊ ክልላዊ መንግሥት; Oromo: Mootummaa Naannoo Ummata Hararii; Harari: ዚሀረሪ ኡምመት ሑስኒ ሑኩማ), is a regional state in eastern Ethiopia, covering the homeland of the Harari people.[4] Formerly named Region 13, its capital is Harar, and the region covers the city and its immediate surroundings. Harari Region is the smallest regional state in Ethiopia in both land area and population. Harari and Oromo are the two official languages of the region. The region was created by splitting the Hundane woreda from East Hararghe Zone. As a result, Harari Region is enclaved by Oromia.[5]

  1. ^ "2011 National Statistics". Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. ^ Population Projection of Ethiopia for All Regions At Wereda Level from 2014 – 2017. Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Central Statistical Agency. Archived from the original on 6 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. ^ Davison, William (2019-01-02). "Anguish for Harari as Oromo claim rights". Ethiopia Insight. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  5. ^ Ethiopia: Political Turmoil in the City-State of Harar, 19 April 2011