Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne

Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Addis Ababa
Godina Addaa naannawa Aadis ababaa (Oromo)
Zone
Country Ethiopia
Region Oromia
CapitalAddis Ababa[a]
Map of the regions and zones of Ethiopia

The Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne (Oromo: Godina Addaa naannawa Finfinnee) is a zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia that surrounds Addis Ababa (also known as Finfine: literally "natural spring", in the Oromo language). It was created in 2008 from parts of North Shewa Zone, East Shewa Zone, Southwest Shewa zone and West Shewa Zones. The zone was created to support the cooperation and development of the surrounding areas of Addis Ababa, and to control the urban sprawl of this city on the lands of Oromia. The administrative center of this zone is in Addis Ababa (Finfinne). The districts and town in this zone include Akaki, Bereh, Burayu, Dubra, Holeta Town, Koye Feche, Mulo, Sebeta Hawas, Sebeta Town, Sendafa Town, Sululta, Walmara, Laga Xafo Laga Dadhi, Galaan, Sebeta Hawas (Town) and Dukem.[6]

Demographics

Further information: Demographics of Ethiopia and Oromo people

As the special zone was created after the census of 2007, it is hard to find correct data about its population. The estimated population size according to the 2007 census conducted by the CSA is 794,489, of which 228,420 or 28.75% were urban dwellers.

Notes

  1. ^ Finfinne is the Oromo name of the city, and promoted as an official name of the city by the regional state authorities of Oromia.[1][2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ Tom Gardner (6 July 2017). "Ethiopians are having a tense debate over who really owns Addis Ababa". Quartz Africa. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ OROMIA REGIONAL STATE, 2021
  3. ^ Ethiopia in brief, n.d.
  4. ^ Spelled Finfine in official website of Oromia Supreme Court (http://www.oromiyaa.gov.et/web/supreme-court)
  5. ^ "The State of Oromia". Archived from the original on 2008-06-17.
  6. ^ Urbanization in Small Cities and Their SignificantImplications on Landscape Structures: The Casein Ethiopia, retrieved February 8, 2020