Ari is an administrative zone in South Ethiopia Regional State. Until August 2023, Ari was a part of the South Omo Zone.[2] It is named for the Aari people, whose homeland is in the zone. Ari is bordered on the south by South Omo Zone, on the Northeast by the Gofa Zone and North by the Basketo Zone. The administrative centre of Ari Zone is Jinka.
Ari Zone | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  South Ethiopia Regional State |
| Capital | Jinka |
| Government | |
| • Chief Administrator | Abraham Ata[1] (Prosperity Party) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Administrative division
editAri Zone has four woredas and two city administrations.
| Number | Woredas | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baka Dawla Ari | Arkisha Kaysa |
| 2 | Debub Ari | Gazer |
| 3 | North Ari | Gelila* |
| 4 | Woba Ari | Boyka |
| 5 | Gelila City Administration | Gelila |
| 6 | Jinka City Administration | Jinka |
* City administrations, which are considered as Woreda for all administrative purposes. Jinka* which is the seat of the Zone is also considered as a town administration.
References
edit- ^ "የልማት ማህበሩ በመንግስት የሚሰሩ የልማት ስራዎችን ለማገዝ እያደረገ ያለውን ጥረት አጠናክሮ ሊቀጥል ይገባል - አቶ አለማየሁ ባውዲ". www.ena.et (in Amharic).
- ^ "የአዲሱ ክልል አስተዳደራዊ መዋቅር ወደ ህዝቡ ይበልጥ በመቅረቡ ፍትሃዊ የአገልግሎት ተደራሽነትን በማረጋገጥ ሁለንተናዊ ዕድገትን የሚያፋጥን ነው". www.ena.et (in Amharic).
- ^ "የተጣላ ሳይታረቅ የማይከበረው አዲስ ዓመት - ድሽታ ግና". www.bbc.com (in Amharic).