Central Ethiopia Regional State

Central Ethiopia Regional State

ማዕከላዊ ኢትዮጵያ ክልላዊ መንግስት
Central Ethiopia Regional State ማዕከላዊ ኢትዮጵያ ክልላዊ መንግስት
Regional state
	Flag Seal
	Map of Ethiopia showing the Central Ethiopia Regional State
	Coordinates: 7°4′0″N 38°0′0″E / 7.06667°N 38.00000°E
Country	Ethiopia
Capital	Hosaena
Government
• Chief Administrator	Endashaw Tassew
Website	Central Ethiopia Regional Government Communication Affairs bureau

The Central Ethiopia Regional State is a regional state in Ethiopia.^[1] It was formed from northern part of the then Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) on 19 August 2023. Its formation was effected when South Ethiopia Regional State was established after a successful referendum from the former SNNPR. The largest ethnic groups in the region are the Gurage and Hadiya, constituting 70 percent of the region's population, and the president hails from the Gurage people.^[2]

Chief administrator

The following list shows founding and newly established Zones and Special Woreda in Central Ethiopia Regional State.

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Central Ethiopia, Southern Ethiopia Regional States Established". www.ena.et. Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
^ "Ethiopia Regions". Worldstatesmen.org. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

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