Official Name: | East Gurage Zone |
Area Code: | (+251) 11 |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Timezone: | East Africa Time |
Seat: | Butajira |
Leader Title: | Chief administrator |
Leader Name: | Mustafa Hasen |
Settlement Type: | Zone |
Native Name: | ምስራቅ ጉራጌ ዞን |
Native Name Lang: | am |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Pushpin Map: | Ethiopia#Africa |
Established Date: | 2023 |
East Gurage Zone (Amharic: ምስራቅ ጉራጌ ዞን) is a zonal administration in the Central Ethiopia Regional State of Ethiopia.[1] East Gurage Zone is established in 2023 by union of three districts and two town administrations from eastern part of Gurage Zone.[2] The Zone is home to the Gurage people and others. East Gurage is bordered on the Southeast by Siltʼe Zone North and East by the Oromia Region, and on the West by Gurage Zone. The Zone borders Mareko Special Woreda through its East Meskan District.[3] The administrative centre of the Zone is Butajira.
East Gurage Zone is formed from the union of three city administrations and four woredas. These administrative divisions are shown in the following table.
Number | Woredas | Seat | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Enseno | ||
2 | Butajira | ||
3 | Buee | ||
4 | Kella |