Ethiopia — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Name: Ethiopia — World Gazetteer 2005 edition
Creator: Stefan Helders

Ethiopia had an estimated population of 70,600,043 in 2005, with 134 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Ethiopia today — population now 109,224,559, against 70,600,043 in 2005.

Cities and towns, 2005

#	Place	Region	Population (2005)
1	Āddīs Ābebā	Addis Abeba	2,757,729
2	Dirē Dawa	Diredawa	252,279
3	Nazrēt	Oromia	213,995
4	Bahir Dar	Amhara	168,899
5	Gondar	Amhara	153,914
6	Mekʿelē	Tigray	151,725
7	Desē	Amhara	136,056
8	Āwassa	Southern	133,097
9	Jīmma	Oromia	128,306
10	Debre Zeyit	Oromia	104,215
11	Kembolcha	Amhara	93,605
12	Harer	Harar	90,218
13	Shashemennē	Oromia	85,871
14	Āddīgrat	Tigray	82,455
15	Nekʿemtē	Oromia	77,314
16	Ārba Minch	Southern	69,622
17	Hossaʿina	Southern	67,048
18	Āssela	Oromia	60,180
19	Debre Markʿos	Amhara	59,920
20	Debre Birhan	Amhara	57,787
21	Jijiga	Somali	56,821
22	Soddo	Southern	53,098
23	Endasilasie	Tigray	50,078
24	Ziway	Oromia	49,416
25	Ālamatʿa	Tigray	49,073
26	Negēlē	Oromia	48,466
27	Dilla	Southern	47,021
28	Hāgere Hiywet	Oromia	43,920
29	Ādwa	Tigray	43,574
30	Gambēla	Gambella	42,366
31	Negēlē	Oromia	42,351
32	Robē	Oromia	41,273
33	Aksum	Tigray	41,249
34	Giyon	Oromia	38,394
35	Weldiya	Amhara	38,172
36	Chagni	Amhara	38,013
37	Mekʿī	Oromia	37,651
38	Yirga Alem	Southern	36,292
39	Mojo	Oromia	34,547
40	Goba	Oromia	34,369
41	Shakīso	Oromia	34,078
42	Sawla	Southern	33,429
43	Āreka	Southern	33,150
44	Bodītī	Southern	32,997
45	Debre Tabor	Amhara	32,659
46	Jinka	Southern	32,115
47	Gīmbī	Oromia	31,809
48	Kʿobo	Amhara	31,721
49	Āsbe Teferi	Oromia	30,772
50	Korem	Tigray	30,633
51	Āsosa	Benishangul	30,512
52	Butajīra	Southern	30,502
53	Welkʿītʿē	Oromia	30,163
54	Metu	Oromia	29,648
55	Āgaro	Oromia	28,268
56	Kibre Mengist	Oromia	27,854
57	Maychʿew	Tigray	27,186
58	Werota	Amhara	26,813
59	Dembī Dolo	Oromia	26,748
60	Dubtī	Afar	26,370
61	Moyalē	Oromia	25,964
62	Fichē	Oromia	25,758
63	Alaba Kulīto	Southern	25,614
64	Amibara	Afar	25,420
65	Mendī	Oromia	25,239
66	Mottʿa	Amhara	25,213
67	Debark	Amhara	24,700
68	Tēppī	Southern	24,169
69	Kemisē	Amhara	23,861
70	Āsasa	Oromia	23,790
71	Holeta Genet	Oromia	23,753
72	Finote Selam	Amhara	23,463
73	Metehara	Oromia	23,403
74	Dodola	Oromia	23,116
75	Ādēt	Amhara	22,946
76	Āddīs Zemen	Amhara	22,522
77	Dangla	Amhara	22,274
78	Hāgere Maryam	Oromia	22,105
79	Burē	Amhara	22,038
80	Shewa Robīt	Amhara	20,679
81	Asayita	Afar	20,342
82	Wikʿro	Tigray	20,308
83	Bedelē	Oromia	20,293
84	Nedjo	Oromia	20,166
85	Himora	Tigray	19,704
86	Sebeta	Oromia	19,533
87	Batī	Amhara	19,260
88	Bonga	Southern	18,973
89	Welenchʿītī	Oromia	18,475
90	Bako	Southern	17,872
91	Yabēlo	Oromia	17,819
92	Nefas Mewcha	Amhara	17,810
93	Bedēsa	Oromia	17,526
94	Gīnchʿī	Oromia	17,255
95	Wonji	Oromia	17,120
96	Gīnīr	Oromia	16,757
97	Gebre Guracha	Oromia	16,583
98	Bichena	Amhara	16,411
99	Gelemso	Oromia	16,065
100	Yirga Chʿefē	Southern	15,985
101	Shambu	Oromia	15,354
102	Abomsa	Oromia	15,258
103	Mīzan Teferi	Southern	14,002
104	Burayu	Oromia	13,181
105	Wendo	Southern	12,945
106	Guder	Oromia	12,569
107	Huruta	Oromia	12,442
108	Hīrna	Oromia	12,295
109	Dejen	Amhara	11,739
110	Dabat	Amhara	11,544
111	Āwash	Afar	11,415
112	Leku	Southern	11,398
113	Gewane	Afar	11,279
114	ʿAlem Maya	Oromia	11,252
115	Lalībela	Amhara	11,152
116	Gīdolē	Southern	10,736
117	Debre Werk	Amhara	10,579
118	Tulu Bolo	Oromia	10,531
119	Sekʿotʿa	Amhara	10,414
120	Ābīy Ādī	Tigray	10,385
121	Sīrē	Oromia	10,089
122	Āddīs ʿAlem	Amhara	9,859
123	Kofelē	Oromia	9,643
124	Debre Sīna	Amhara	9,409
125	Gore	Oromia	9,352
126	Deder	Oromia	8,884
127	Were Īlu	Amhara	7,636
128	Miʿeso		7,624
129	Chʿenchʿa	Southern	7,607
130	Gēdo	Oromia	7,499
131	Sendafa	Oromia	7,326
132	Mēga	Oromia	6,884
133	Hāgere Selam	Tigray	5,169
134	Āddī Ārkʿay	Amhara	4,886

Administrative divisions, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Oromia	24,624,336
2	Amhara	18,185,502
3	Southern	13,640,842
4	Somali	4,447,248
5	Tigray	4,122,696
6	Addis Abeba	2,777,241
7	Afar	1,454,366
8	Benishangul	605,284
9	Diredawa	331,081
10	Gambella	239,062
11	Harar	172,385

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.