Sitti Zone
Gobolka Sitti | |
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 Map of Sitti Zone | |
 Map showing Somali Region in Ethiopia | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Somali |
| Zone | Sitti |
| Capital | Shinile |
| Area | |
• Total | 56,626 km2 (39,300 sq mi) |
| Population (2014-2017) | |
• Total | 3,546,168[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Sitti Zone (Somali: Gobolka Sitti), formerly known as Shinile,[2] is a zone in Somali Region of Ethiopia.
Located at the northwestern point of the Somali Region and stretching across the savanna north of the Ahmar Mountains, Sitti is bordered on the south by Dire Dawa and the Oromia Region, on the west by the Afar Region, on the north by Djibouti, on the east by Somaliland, and on the southeast by Fafan Zone. Other towns and cities in this zone include Aysha, Shinile, Dewele, Harewa, Adigale, Erer, Bike and Āfdem. Part of the northwestern corner is occupied by the Yangudi Rassa National Park, which is a notable local landmark.
- ^ "Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Central Statistical Agency Population of Ethiopia for All Regions At Wereda Level from 2014 Page: 21 Somali region". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- ^ "Ethiopie - Perspectives sur la sécurité alimentaire: Wed, 2014-04-30 to Tue, 2014-09-30 | Famine Early Warning Systems Network". www.fews.net. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2022.