Regions of Eritrea
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The regions of Eritrea are the primary geographical divisions through which
At the time of independence in 1993 Eritrea was arranged into ten provinces. These provinces were similar to the nine provinces operating during the colonial period. In 1996, these were consolidated into six regions (zobas). Gash-Barka Region is the largest and sparsely populated region and is called the "bread-basket".
The
History
At the time of independence in 1993
Administration
Each region has a locally elected regional assembly while the local administrator is appointed by the
Geography
The topography of the regions on the Western side, namely, Anseba, Central and has highland plateau, which are cooler than the regions around the coastal plains. There are two rainy seasons, the heavier one during summer and the lighter one during spring. The climate and geography of the region along with other regions of Eritrea is similar to the one of Ethiopia.[4] The average elevation in the region is around 1,800 m (5,900 ft) to 2,100 m (6,900 ft). The hottest month is May recording temperatures up to 30 °C (86 °F), while the coldest month is December to February when it reaches freezing temperature. The region received around 508 mm (20.0 in) of rainfall and the soil is conducive for agriculture.[5]
There are a number of flora and fauna species in the high plateau regions in the West. Notably this was historic habitat for the endangered
Regions
Region | Map number | Population | Capital | Governor | ISO code | Former province |
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Maekel Region , Central ዞባ ማእከል |
1 | 1,053,254 | Asmara | Ramadan Osman Awliyai | ER-MA | Hamasien
|
Anseba Region, Anseba ዞባ ዓንሰባ |
2 | 893,587 | Keren | Abraha Garza | ER-AN | Hamasien
|
Gash-Barka Region, Gash-Barka ዞባ ጋሽ ባርካ |
3 | 1,103,742 | Barentu | may-dima | ER-GB | Hamasien
|
Debub Region ,Southern ዞባ ደቡብ |
4 | 1,476,765 | Mendefera | mindri-wedisebera | ER-DU | Hamasien
|
Northern Red Sea Region, Semienawi Keyih Bahri ዞባ ሰሜናዊ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ |
5 | 897,454 | Massawa | midri-wedisebera | ER-SK | Hamasien
|
Southern Red Sea Region, Debubawi Keyih Bahri ዞባ ደቡባዊ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ |
6 | 398,073 | Asseb
|
Osman Mohammed Omer | ER-DK | Denkalia
|
Sub-Regions
The regions, followed by the sub-region,:[5]
No. | Region (ዞባ, إقليم) | Sub-region (ንኡስ ዞባ, دون الإقليمية)[citation needed] |
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1 | Maekel (ዞባ ማእከል, إقليم المركزية) |
Asmara, Berikh, Ghala-Nefhi, Semienawi Mibraq, Serejaka, Debubawi Mibraq, Semienawi Mi'erab, Debubawi Mi'erab |
2 | Anseba (ዞባ ዓንሰባ, إقليم عنسبا) |
Adi Tekelezan, Asmat, Elabered, Geleb, Hagaz, Halhal, Habero, Keren, Kerkebet, Sel'a |
3 | Gash-Barka (ዞባ ጋሽ ባርካ, منطقة القاش وبركا) |
Agordat, Barentu, Dghe, Forto, Gogne, Haykota, Logo-Anseba, Mensura, Mogolo, Molki, Guluj, Shambuko, Tesseney, La'elay Gash |
4 | Debub (ዞባ ደቡብ, المنطقة الجنوبية) |
Segheneyti, Senafe , Tserona, Emni Haili
|
5 | Northern Red Sea (ዞባ ሰሜናዊ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ, منطقة البحر الأحمر الشمال) |
Afabet, Dahlak, Ghel'alo, Foro, Ghinda, Karura, Massawa, Nakfa, She'eb |
6 | Southern Red Sea (ዞባ ደቡባዊ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ, منطقة البحر الأحمر الجنوب) |
Are'eta, Central Dankalia, Tio, Aytos, Saroyta, Eddi, Baylul Southern Dankalia, Assab |
See also
References
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