Districts & Counties of Eritrea map & data
Eritrea has 58 districts and counties in this layer, spread over 6 regions. The most are in Gash-Barka Region (14), Debub Region (12) and Anseba Region (11). The largest include Debub Deb.Keih Bahri, Sela and Afabet.
Districts & Counties by region
| Region | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gash-Barka Region | 14 | 24% |
| Debub Region | 12 | 21% |
| Anseba Region | 11 | 19% |
| Northen Red Sea Region | 10 | 17% |
| Maekel Region | 7 | 12% |
| Southern Red Sea Region | 4 | 6.9% |
Largest districts and counties in Eritrea
- Debub Deb.Keih BahriSouthern Red Sea Region · 9,763.3 km²
- SelaAnseba Region · 9,406.3 km²
- AfabetNorthen Red Sea Region · 7,231.8 km²
- AraetaSouthern Red Sea Region · 7,170.4 km²
- GhelaeloNorthen Red Sea Region · 6,805.8 km²
- KaruraNorthen Red Sea Region · 6,700.1 km²
- OmhajerGash-Barka Region · 5,085.6 km²
- FortoGash-Barka Region · 4,577.5 km²
- Maekel Deb.Keih BahriSouthern Red Sea Region · 4,161 km²
- Lalay GashGash-Barka Region · 4,159.4 km²
- DigeGash-Barka Region · 3,711.7 km²
- KerkebetAnseba Region · 3,703.5 km²
- NakfaNorthen Red Sea Region · 3,106 km²
- AdobhaNorthen Red Sea Region · 2,951.3 km²
- MensuraGash-Barka Region · 2,870.4 km²
- AsmatAnseba Region · 2,794.4 km²
- ForoNorthen Red Sea Region · 2,711.4 km²
- GogneGash-Barka Region · 2,600.3 km²
- MolqiGash-Barka Region · 2,469.4 km²
- HaykotaGash-Barka Region · 2,247.5 km²
- GhindaNorthen Red Sea Region · 2,000.2 km²
- ShiebNorthen Red Sea Region · 1,953.7 km²
- MogoloGash-Barka Region · 1,779.2 km²
- ShambukoGash-Barka Region · 1,716.9 km²
- HaberoAnseba Region · 1,521.8 km²
- ArezaDebub Region · 1,187.3 km²
- TesseneyGash-Barka Region · 1,099 km²
- MaimineDebub Region · 1,095.7 km²
- HagazAnseba Region · 1,063.3 km²
- SenafeDebub Region · 984.1 km²
- DbarwaDebub Region · 963.7 km²
- HalhalAnseba Region · 795.7 km²
- May AiniDebub Region · 793 km²
- TsoronaDebub Region · 772.8 km²
- Adi QualaDebub Region · 730.9 km²
- SegeneityDebub Region · 730.2 km²
- DekemhareDebub Region · 703.9 km²
- MendeferaDebub Region · 630.6 km²
- Logo AnsebaGash-Barka Region · 624.5 km²
- DahlakNorthen Red Sea Region · 623 km²
What's in this layer
Every district or county in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Second-level administrative areas: counties, districts, departments and shires.
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This layer holds 58 districts and counties in Eritrea, the most of them in Gash-Barka Region. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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