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Oromia Region

Also known as Oromia, Oromiya, Oromiyaa, Oromia Regional National State, Oromia Federal State, Regional State of Oromia, Regional State of Oromiya, Oromiya Regional Government

Oromia (, ) is a regional state in Ethiopia and the homeland of the Oromo people. Under Article 49 of Ethiopian Constitution, the capital of Oromia is Addis Ababa, also called Finfinnee. The provision of the article maintains special interest of Oromia by utilizing social services and natural resources of Addis Ababa.

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Oromia is a regional state in Ethiopia that is home to the Oromo people and has Addis Ababa (also called Finfinnee) as its capital under the Ethiopian Constitution. The region has a special arrangement that allows it to benefit from Addis Ababa's social services and natural resources, reflecting its unique political status within Ethiopia.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Oromia
Settlement.native_name_lang: om
Settlement.settlement_type: Regional state
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of the Oromia Region.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Oromia Region emblem.png
Settlement.image_map: Oromia in Ethiopia.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Map of Ethiopia showing Oromia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Official language
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Oromo
Settlement.established_date: 1992
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.seat: Addis Ababa
Settlement.leader_party: Prosperity Party
Settlement.leader_title: Chief Administrator
Settlement.leader_name: Shimelis Abdisa
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_rank: 1st

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: region of Ethiopia
Country: Ethiopia
Located in: Ethiopia
Capital: Adama
Population: 26993933
Area: 353690
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Shares border with: Benishangul-Gumuz Region
Image: ISS-01 Ethiopia - Lakes Shala, Abijatta and Langano.jpg

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language used: Gumuz
Commons category: Oromia Region
topic's main category: Category:Oromia
category of associated people: Category:People from Oromia
different from: Oromia Zone

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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections

Contents

History
Geography
Demographics
Ethnic groups
Religion
Languages
Economy
Educational institutions
List of Chief Administrators of Oromia Region
Administrative zones
See also
Notes
References
External links
Media

It is bordered by the Somali Region to the east; the Amhara Region, the Afar Region and the Benishangul-Gumuz Region to the north; Dire Dawa to the northeast; the South Sudanese state of Upper Nile, Gambela Region, South West Ethiopia Region, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region and Sidama Region to the west; the Eastern Province of Kenya to the south; as well as Addis Ababa as an enclave surrounded by a Special Zone in its centre and the Harari Region as an enclave surrounded by East Hararghe in its east.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oromia Region” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.