List of cities and towns in Ethiopia
This is a list of cities and town in Ethiopia ordered by size and alphabetically.
Cities / Towns (Size)
The table below shows cities and towns with more than 40,000 inhabitants (from the projection for 2016 by using the 2007 census data).[1][2] The population numbers are referring to the inhabitants of the cities themselves, suburbs and the metropolitan area outside the city area are not taken into account. Given the suburbs and the metropolitan area, the number of inhabitants might be much larger in several cases. Addis Ababa, for example, might have a total population of 4.5 to 5 million if also taking the metropolitan area into account.
Some towns which should be beyond a number of 40,000 inhabitants (like Holeta) are not shown as the last census happened in 2007. At that time, the area of some towns was different which makes it hard to provide numbers. Also, the last census happened in 2007, which results in major uncertainties. The next major census to account for these issues is foreseen to happen in February 2018.
Order | Name | Census 1984 |
Census 1994 |
Census 2007 |
Estimate 2016 |
Region | Zone/Woreda |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Addis Ababa | 1,412,575 | 2,112,737 | 2,739,551 | 3,352,000 | Main City | Charter adm |
2. | Mekelle | 90,886 | 120,249 | 300,044 | 441,991 | Tigray | Meke'le special zone |
3. | Gondar | 61,583 | 96,938 | 215,914 | 500,788 | Amhara | Gondar Special Zone |
4. | Adama | 76,284 | 127,842 | 220,212 | 338,940 | Oromia | Adama Special Zone |
5. | Awassa | 36,169 | 69,169 | 157,139 | 318,618 | SNNPR | Sidama Zone |
6. | Bahir Dar | 54,800 | 96,140 | 155,428 | 797,794 | Amhara | Bahir Dar Special Zone |
7. | Dire Dawa | 98,104 | 164,851 | 233,224 | 285,000 | Dire Dawa | East Hararghe Zone |
8. | Sodo | 24,592 | 36,287 | 76,050 | 253,322 | SNNPR | Wolayita Zone |
9. | Dessie | 68,848 | 97,314 | 120,095 | 610,431 | Amhara | Debub Wollo Zone |
10. | Jimma | 60,992 | 88,867 | 120,960 | 186,148 | Oromia | Jimma Special Zone |
11. | Jijiga | 23,183 | 56,821 | 125,876 | 164,321 | Somali | Fafan Zone |
12. | Shashamane | 31,531 | 52,080 | 100,454 | 154,587 | Oromia | Mirab Arsi Zone |
13. | Bishoftu | 51,143 | 73,372 | 99,928 | 153,847 | Oromia | Misraq Shewa Zone |
14. | Arba Minch | 23,032 | 40,020 | 74,879 | 151,013 | SNNPR | Gamo Gofa Zone |
15. | Hosaena | 15,167 | 31,701 | 69,995 | 141,352 | SNNPR | Hadiya Zone |
16. | Harar | 62,160 | 76,378 | 99,368 | 133,000 | Harar | East Hararghe Zone |
17. | Dilla | 23,936 | 33,734 | 59,150 | 119,276 | SNNPR | Gedeo Zone |
18. | Nekemte | 28,824 | 47,258 | 75,219 | 115,741 | Oromia | Misraq Welega |
19. | Debre Birhan | 25,753 | 38,717 | 65,231 | 157,827 | Amhara | Semien Shewa Zone |
20. | Asella | 36,720 | 47,391 | 67,269 | 103,522 | Oromia | Arsi Zone |
21. | Debre Mark'os | 39,808 | 49,297 | 62,497 | 153,263 | Amhara | Misraq Gojjam |
22. | Kombolcha | 15,782 | 39,466 | 58,667 | 196,968 | Amhara | Debub Wollo Zone |
23. | Debre Tabor | … | … | 55,596 | 91,968 | Amhara | Debub Gondar |
24. | Adigrat | 16,262 | 37,417 | 57,588 | 90,658 | Tigray | Misraqawi Zone |
25. | Weldiya | 15,690 | 24,533 | 46,139 | 106,331 | Amhara | Semien Wollo Zone |
26. | Sebeta | … | … | 49,331 | 75,929 | Oromia | Oromia Special Zone |
27. | Burayu | … | … | 48,876 | 75,232 | Oromia | Oromia Special Zone |
28. | Shire (Inda Selassie) | 12,846 | 25,269 | 47,284 | 74,503 | Tigray | Semien Mi'irabawi Zone |
29. | Ambo | 17,325 | 27,636 | 48,171 | 74,120 | Oromia | Mirab Shewa Zone |
30. | Arsi Negele | 13,096 | 23,512 | 47,292 | 72,789 | Oromia | Mirab Arsi Zone/Arsi Negele |
31. | Axum | 17,753 | 27,148 | 44,647 | 70,360 | Tigray | Mehakelegnaw Zone |
32. | Gambela | … | 18,263 | 39,022 | 70,099 | Gambela | Agnewak Zone |
33. | Bale Robe | … | … | 44,382 | 68,294 | Oromia | Bale Zone |
34. | Butajira | … | … | 33,406 | 67,468 | SNNPR | Gurage Zone |
35. | Ziway | … | … | 43,660 | 67,162 | Oromia | Misraq Shewa Zone |
36. | Adwa | 13,823 | 24,519 | 40,500 | 63,759 | Tigray | Mehakelegnaw Zone |
37. | Areka | … | … | 31,408 | 63,452 | SNNPR | Wolayita Zone/Boloso Sore |
38. | Yirgalem | 16,003 | 24,183 | 30,348 | 60,260 | SNNPR | Sidama Zone/Dale |
39. | Woliso | 16,811 | 25,491 | 37,878 | 58,296 | Oromia | Debub Mirab Shewa Zone |
40. | Welkite | … | … | 28,866 | 58,223 | SNNPR | Gurage Zone |
41. | Gode | … | … | 43,234 | 56,398 | Somali | Gode Zone |
42. | Meki | … | … | ,36,252 | 55,772 | Oromia | Misraq Shewa Zone/Dugda |
43. | Negele Borana | 11,997 | 23,997 | 35,264 | 54,251 | Oromia | Guji Zone |
44. | Alaba Kulito | … | … | 26,867 | 54,203 | SNNPR | Alaba special woreda |
45. | Alamata | 14,030 | 26,179 | 33,214 | 52,435 | Tigray | Debubawi Zone |
46. | Chiro | … | … | 33,670 | 51,782 | Oromia | Mirab Hararghe Zone |
47. | Tepi | … | … | 24,829 | 50,065 | SNNPR | Sheka Zone/Yeki |
48. | Durame | … | … | 24,472 | 49,461 | SNNPR | Kembata Tembaro Zone |
49. | Goba | 22,963 | 28,358 | 32,025 | 49,309 | Oromia | Bale Zone |
50. | Assosa | 4,159 | 11,749 | 24,214 | 49,145 | Benishangul-Gumuz | Assosa Zone |
51. | Boditi | … | … | 24,133 | 48,739 | SNNPR | Wolayita Zone/Darnot Gale |
52. | Gimbi | … | … | 30,981 | 47,674 | Oromia | Mirab Welega Zone |
53. | Wukro | … | … | 30,210 | 47,611 | Tigray | Misraqawi Zone |
54. | Alemaya | … | … | 30,728 | 47,283 | Oromia | Misraq Hararghe Zone/Haro Maya |
55. | Mizan Teferi | … | … | 23,144 | 46,642 | SNNPR | Bench Maji Zone/Mizan Aman |
56. | Sawla | … | … | 22,704 | 45,846 | SNNPR | Gamo Gofa Zone |
57. | Modjo | … | … | 29,547 | 45,482 | Oromia | Misraq Shewa Zone/Dugda |
58. | Dembi Dolo | … | … | 29,448 | 45,309 | Oromia | Kelem Welega Zone |
59. | Aleta Wendo | … | … | 22,093 | 44,544 | SNNPR | Sidama Zone/Aleta Wondo |
60. | Metu | … | … | 28,782 | 44,296 | Oromia | Illubabor Zone |
61. | Mota | … | … | 26,177 | 43,322 | Amhara | Misraq Gojjam Zone/Hulet Ej Enese |
62. | Fiche | … | … | 27,493 | 42,334 | Oromia | Semien Shewa Zone |
63. | Finote Selam | … | … | 25,913 | 42,882 | Amhara | Mirab Gojjam Zone |
64. | Bule Hora Town | 27,820 | 42,801 | Oromia | Borena Zone/Bule Hora | ||
65. | Bonga | … | … | 20,858 | 42,097 | SNNPR | Keffa Zone |
66. | Kobo | … | … | 24,867 | 41,122 | Amhara | Semien Wollo Zone/Kobo |
67. | Jinka | … | … | 20,267 | 41,071 | SNNPR | South Omo Zone/Debub Ari |
68. | Dangila | … | … | 24,827 | 41,067 | Amhara | Agew Awi Zone/Dangila |
69. | Degehabur | … | 28,708 | 30,027 | 39,182 | Somali | Degehabur Zone |
70. | Wolaita Dimtu | … | … | 19,654 | 25,294 | SNNPR | Wolaita Zone |
71. | Agaro | 18,764 | 23,246 | 25,258 | 39,174 | Oromia | Jimma Zone |
Cities / Towns (Alphabetical)
The listings do not have a threshold for the size of the towns and cities.
A
B
D
- Dabat
- Dangila
- Debarq
- Debre Berhan
- Debre Marqos
- Debre Tabor
- Debre Werq
- Debre Zebit
- Dejen
- Delgi
- Dembidolo
- Deneba
- Dessie (Dese)
- Dila
- DilYibza (Beyeda)
- Dimtu (Wolaita)
- Dire Dawa
- Dagax buur
- Dirree Incinnii
- Dodola
- Dolo Bay
- Dolo Odo
- Durame
- Dalocha
- Dukem
- Danan
I
L
- Lalibela
- Limmu Genet
- Lante (Ocholo)
Lante (Ommo)
S
T
- Tefki
- Tenta
- Tippi
- Tiya
- Tullu Milki
- Turmi
- Togo-Wochale
- Tulu bolo
Z
See also
- List of cities in East Africa
- List of metropolitan areas in Africa
- MENA
References
- Central Statistics Agency (Ethiopia). "Population and Household Census Ethiopia 2007, Region Amhara" (PDF). www.csa.gov.et. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
- Central Statistics Agency (Ethiopia). "Population Projection of Ethiopia from all Regions at Wereda Level for 2014–2017" (in English and Amharic). www.csa.gov.et. Archived from the original on 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
External links
- World Gazetteer Map of Ethiopia (German) at Archive.today (archived 2012-12-10)
- GIS-based search engine for Ethiopian towns