Somali Region
Somali Region
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Map of Ethiopia showing Somali Region | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Capital | Jijiga |
| Government | |
| • Chief Administrator | Mustafe Mohammed Omer |
| Area | |
• Total | 279,252 km2 (107,820 sq mi) |
| • Land | 279,252 km2 (107,820 sq mi) |
| • Water | 9,842 km2 (3,800 sq mi) 3% |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 6,957,000 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 35.81/km2 (92.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Somali |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Area code | +251 |
| ISO 3166 code | ET-SO |
| HDI (2019) | 0.433 low · 11th of 11 |
The Somali Region (Somali: Dawlad Deegaanka Soomaalida, Amharic: ሱማሌ ክልል, romanized: Sumalē Kilil, Arabic: المنطقة الصومالية), also known as Soomaali Galbeed (lit. 'Western Somalia') and officially the Somali Regional State, is a regional state in eastern Ethiopia. It is the second largest region of Ethiopia in terms of area. The state borders the Ethiopian regions of Afar and Oromia to the west, as well as Djibouti to the north, Somaliland to the northeast, Somalia to the east and south; and Kenya to the southwest. Jijiga is the capital of the state.
The Somali regional government is composed of the executive branch, led by the President; the legislative branch, which comprises the State Council; and the judicial branch, which is led by the State Supreme Court.