Somali Region
The Somali Region (Somali: Deegaanka Soomaalida, Amharic: ሱማሌ ክልል, romanized: Sumalē Kilil, Oromo: Naannoo somaalee, Arabic: المنطقة الصومالية), also known as Soomaali Galbeed (lit. 'Western Somalia') and officially the Somali Regional State, is a regional state in eastern Ethiopia. Its territory is the largest after Oromia Region. The regional state borders the Ethiopian regions of Afar and Oromia and the chartered city Dire Dawa to the west, as well as Djibouti to the north, Somalia to the northeast, east and south; and Kenya to the southwest.
Somali Region
Deegaanka Soomaalida ሱማሌ ክልል Soomaali Galbeed | |
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| Nickname: DDS | |
Map of Ethiopia showing Somali Region | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Capital | Jijiga |
| Government | |
| • President of the Executive Committee | Mustafa Muhummed Omer |
| • Vice-President of the Executive Committee | Ibrahim Osman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 328,068 km2 (126,668 sq mi) |
| • Land | 328,068 km2 (126,668 sq mi) |
| • Water | 9,842 km2 (3,800 sq mi) 3% |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 11,748,998 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 35.81/km2 (92.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Somali |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Area code | +251 |
| ISO 3166 code | ET-SO |
| HDI (2019) | 0.433 low · 10th of 11 |
Jijiga is the capital of the Somali Region. The capital was formerly Gode, until Jijiga became the capital in 1995 on account of political considerations.
The Somali regional government is composed of the executive branch, led by the President; the legislative branch, which comprises the State Council; and the judicial branch, which is led by the State Supreme Court.