West Arsi Zone

West Arsi Zone
Arsii Dhihaa
Zone
Country Ethiopia
Region Oromia
CapitalShashamane
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West Arsi (Oromo: Arsii Lixaa/Dhihaa) is a zone in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. This zone is named after a subgroup of the Oromo, who inhabit it. It covers an area of 11,776.72 km2, divided into 12 districts (weredas). The population was officially estimated at 2,929,894 in mid 2022.[1] The administrative center of this zone is Shashamane, with an estimated 208,368 inhabitants in mid 2022;[2] other towns in this zone (with estimated populations in mid 2022) include Arsi Negele (98,114) in Arsi Negele District, Dodola (43,186) in Dodola District, Asassa (42,867) in Gedeb Asasa District, Kofele (27,948) in Kofele District, and Adaba (25,098) in Adaba District.[2]

  1. ^ "Population Size by Sex, Area and Density by Region, Zone and Wereda: July 2022" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistics Service. 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Population Size of Towns by Sex, Region, Zone and Wereda: July 2022" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistics Service. 2022.