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SomaliOromiya

AfarAmhara

Southern Nations, Nationalities, andPeople's Region

Tigray

Gambella

Beneshangul Gumuz

Dire Dawa

HarariAddis Ababa

Ethiopia

Sudan

Somalia

Yemen

Kenya

Eritrea

Djibouti

Uganda

An Atlas Series of EthiopiaUrban Population Density by RegionEthiopia is identified as one of thecradles of civilization. It is located inthe Horn of Africa, very close to theMiddle East. The total area of thecountry is about 1.1 million squarekilometers. The majority of thepopulation lives in the highland areasof the country—the main occupationbeing farming. In fact, Ethiopia is oneof the least urbanized countries in theworld, with less than 14 percent of thecountry urbanized in 1994. This mapshows the density of people living inthe relatively few urban environmentsfound in Ethiopia.

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People per square kilometer1.95 - 1.961.97 - 3.043.05 - 17.117.2 - 267268 - 4970

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UTM North 37 Projection, WGS84

Data Source: Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2005

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Urban Populaton by Regi on

TotalMaleFemale

SudanChadNiger

Libya

Congo,DRC

Ethiopia

Saudi ArabiaEgypt

AngolaTanzania

KenyaSomalia

Yemen

Oman