Cities & Towns in Ethiopia map & data
There are 866 cities and towns mapped in Ethiopia, spread over 11 regions. The most are in Oromia (334), Amhara (173) and SNNPR (144) - Oromia alone holds 39% of them. 91% of them carry a name. Well-known examples include አዲስ አበባ, ደሴ / Dessie and መቐለ Mek'elē.
Cities & Towns by region
Notable cities and towns in Ethiopia
- አዲስ አበባAddis Ababa · pop. 3500000 · 2355 m
- ደሴ / DessieAmhara · pop. 169104 · 2478 m
- መቐለ Mek'elēTigray · pop. 185207 · 2084 m
- AdaamaaOromia · pop. 228623 · 1712 m
- አርባ ምንጭ / Arba MinchSNNPR · pop. 101000 · 1285 m
- አሶሳ / AsosaBeneshangul Gumu · pop. 20226 · 1570 m
- Dirree Dhawaa / Dir Dhabe / ድሬዳዋDire Dawa · pop. 398000
- Caabudwaaq عابدؤاغSomali · pop. 164286
- Harar / ሐረርHareri · pop. 132042
- Ab'aalaAfar · pop. 14470 · 1465 m
- ጋምቤላ / GambelaGambela · pop. 31282 · 526 m
- ብቸና / BichenaAmhara · pop. 19916 · 2541 m
- ዓዲግራት / AdigratTigray · pop. 71453 · 2444 m
- ነቀምት / NekemteOromia · pop. 92700 · 2088 m
- ወላይታ ሶዶ Wolaita Sodo ولايتا سودوSNNPR · pop. 512498
- JigjigaSomali · pop. 107122
- ሰመራ / SemeraAfar · pop. 100000
- ላሊበላAmhara · pop. 8484 · 2500 m
- አክሱም / AksumTigray · pop. 51790
- Mettu / MetuOromia · pop. 22103 · 1605 m
- ሀዋሳ / HawassaSNNPR · pop. 160000
- GodeSomali · pop. 74546
- AwashAfar · pop. 11053 · 986 m
- Gish AbayAmhara · pop. 3385 · 2744 m
- ሽረ እንዳ ሥላሴ / ShireTigray · pop. 47284
- BatuOromia · pop. 35931 · 1643 m
- HossanaSNNPR · pop. 179761
- Balanbale بالانباليSomali · pop. 60000
- ጎንደርAmhara · pop. 213434
- ሑሞራ / HumeraTigray · pop. 21653
- ጂማ / JimmaOromia · pop. 207573
- ዲላ / DillaSNNPR · pop. 67036
- ደብረ ማርቆስ / Debre MarkosAmhara · pop. 93780
- DerbaOromia · pop. 2188 · 2450 m
- ኮምቦልቻ / KombolchaAmhara · pop. 75434
- አሰላ / AsellaOromia · pop. 110088
- Debre BirhanAmhara · pop. 73697
- አምቦ / AmboOromia · pop. 54211
- አዴት / AdetAmhara · pop. 21117
- BatiAmhara · pop. 43500
What's in this layer
Every city or town in the layer comes with its name, English name, population (where known), the region it is in, latitude and longitude. Every city and town, with population where known.
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Frequently asked questions
How many cities and towns are there in Ethiopia?
This layer holds 866 cities and towns in Ethiopia, the most of them in Oromia. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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The name, English name, population (where known), the region it is in, latitude and longitude.
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