This is a list of cities and town in Ethiopia ordered by size and alphabetically.
By population The table below shows cities and towns with more than 40,000 inhabitants (from the projection for 2016 by using the 2007 census data). The population numbers are referring to the inhabitants of the cities themselves, suburbs and the metropolitan area outside the city area are not taken into account. Given the suburbs and the metropolitan area, the number of inhabitants might be much larger in several cases. Addis Ababa, for example, might have a total population of 4.5 to 5 million if also taking the metropolitan area into account.
Some towns which should be beyond a number of 40,000 inhabitants (like Holeta) are not shown as the last census happened in 2007. At that time, the area of some towns was different which makes it hard to provide numbers. Also, the last census happened in 2007, which results in major uncertainties. The next major census to account for these issues is foreseen to happen in February 2018. Order Name Census1984 Census1994 Census2007 Census2016 Region Zone/Woreda 1. Addis Ababa 1,412,575 2,112,737 2,739,551 3,352,000 Addis Ababa Chartered City Addis Ababa Chartered City 2. Dire Dawa 61,583 112,249 233,224 341,991 Dire Dawa Chartered City Dire Dawa Chartered City 3. Mekelle 35,332 120,249 215,914 340,859 Tigray Mekelle Special Zone 4. Adama 76,284 127,842 220,212 338,940 Oromia East Shewa Zone 5. Bishoftu 71,143 123,372 215,928 329,847 Oromia Bishoftu Metropolitan Area 6. Hawassa 36,169 69,169 157,139318,618 Sidama Sidama Region 7. Bahir Dar 54,800 96,140 155,428 297,794 Amhara Bahir Dar Special Zone 8. Gonder 98,104 164,851 207,044 285,000 Amhara North Gonder Zone 9. Dessie 68,848 97,314 120,095 198,428 Amhara Debub Wollo Zone 10. Jimma 60,992 88,867 120,960186,148 Oromia Jimma Special Zone 11. Jijiga 23,183 56,821 125,876164,321 Somali Fafan Zone 12. Shashamane 31,531 52,080 100,454154,587 Oromia West Arsi Zone 13. Sodo 24,592 36,287 76,050153,322 SNNPR Wolayita Zone 14. Arba Minch 23,032 40,020 74,879151,013 SNNPR Gamo Gofa Zone 15. Hosaena 15,167 31,701 69,995141,352 SNNPR Hadiya Zone 16. Harar 62,160 76,378 99,368 133,000 Harar East Hararghe Zone 17. Dilla 23,936 33,734 59,150119,276 SNNPR Gedeo Zone 18. Nekemte 28,824 47,258 75,219 115,741 Oromia East Welega 19. Debre Birhan 25,753 38,717 65,231 107,827 Amhara Semien Shewa Zone 20. Asella 36,720 47,391 67,269 103,522 Oromia Arsi Zone 21. Debre Mark'os 39,808 49,297 62,497 103,263 Amhara Misraq Gojjam 22. Kombolcha 15,782 39,466 58,667 96,968 Amhara Debub Wollo Zone 23. Debre Tabor ... 22,455 55,596 91,968 Amhara Debub Gondar 24. Adigrat 16,262 37,417 57,58890,658 Tigray Misraqawi Zone 25. Areka ... 12,294 31,408 80,693 SNNPR Wolayita Zone/Boloso Sore 26. Weldiya 15,690 24,533 46,139 76,331 Amhara Semien Wollo Zone 27. Sebeta ... ... 49,331 75,929 Oromia Oromia Special Zone 28. Burayu ... ... 48,876 75,232 Oromia Oromia Special Zone 29. Shire 12,846 25,269 47,28474,503 Tigray Semien Mi'irabawi Zone 30. Ambo 17,325 27,636 48,17174,120 Oromia West Shewa Zone 31. Arsi Negele 13,096 23,512 47,29272,789 Oromia West Arsi Zone/Arsi Negele 32. Aksum 17,753 27,148 44,64770,360 Tigray Mehakelegnaw Zone 33. Gambela ... 18,263 39,022 70,099 Gambela Agnewak Zone 34. Bale Robe ... ... 44,382 68,294 Oromia Bale Zone 35. Butajira ... ... 33,406 67,468 SNNPR Gurage Zone 36. Batu ... ... 43,660 67,162 Oromia East Shewa Zone 37. Boditi ... ... 24,133 61,985 SNNPR Wolayita Zone/Damot Gale 38. Adwa 13,823 24,519 40,50063,759Tigray Mehakelegnaw Zone 39. Yirgalem 16,003 24,183 30,34860,260 Sidama Sidama Zone/Dale 40. Waliso 16,811 25,491 37,87858,296 Oromia Southwest Shewa Zone 41. Welkite ... ... 28,866 58,223 SNNPR Gurage Zone 42. Gode ... ... 43,234 56,398 Somali Gode Zone 43. Meki ... ... ,36,252 55,772 Oromia East Shewa Zone/Dugda 44. Negele Borana 11,997 23,997 35,26454,251 Oromia Guji Zone 45. Alaba Kulito ... ... 26,867 54,203 SNNPR Alaba special woreda 46. Alamata 14,030 26,179 33,21452,435 Tigray Debubawi Zone 47. Chiro ... ... 33,670 51,782 Oromia West Hararghe Zone 48. Tepi ... ... 24,829 50,065 SNNPR Sheka Zone/Yeki 49. Durame ... ... 24,472 49,461 SNNPR Kembata Tembaro Zone 50. Goba 22,963 28,358 32,02549,309 Oromia Bale Zone 51. Assosa 4,159 11,749 24,214 49,145 Benishangul-Gumuz Assosa Zone 52. Gimbi ... ... 30,981 47,674 Oromia West Welega Zone 53. Wukro ... ... 30,210 47,611 Tigray Misraqawi Zone 54. Haramaya ... ... 30,728 47,283 Oromia East Hararghe Zone/Haro Maya 55. Mizan Teferi ... ... 23,144 46,642 SNNPR Bench Maji Zone/Mizan Aman 56. Sawla ... ... 22,704 45,846 SNNPR Gamo Gofa Zone 57. Mojo ... ... 29,547 45,482 Oromia East Shewa Zone/Dugda 58. Dembi Dolo ... ... 29,448 45,309 Oromia Kelem Welega Zone 59. Aleta Wendo ... ... 22,093 44,544 SNNPR Sidama Zone/Aleta Wondo 60. Metu ... ... 28,782 44,296 Oromia Illubabor Zone 61. Mota ... ... 26,177 43,322 Amhara Misraq Gojjam Zone/Hulet Ej Enese 62. Fiche ... ... 27,493 42,334 Oromia Semien Shewa Zone 63. Finote Selam ... ... 25,913 42,882 Amhara Mirab Gojjam Zone 64. Bule Hora Town 27,820 42,801 Oromia Borena Zone/Bule Hora 65. Bonga ... ... 20,858 42,097 SNNPR Keffa Zone 66. Kobo ... ... 24,867 41,122 Amhara Semien Wollo Zone/Kobo 67. Jinka ... ... 20,267 41,071 SNNPR South Omo Zone/Debub Ari 68. Dangila ... ... 24,827 41,067 Amhara Agew Awi Zone/Dangila 69. Degehabur ... 28,708 30,02739,182 Somali Degehabur Zone 70. Bedessa ... ... 27,65441,072 South Ethiopia Wolaita Zone/Damot Weyde 71. Agaro 18,764 23,246 25,258 39,174 Oromia Jimma Zone
Cities and towns by population 2025 population estimates 1.Addis Ababa 4,114,000 2.Mekelle 637,000 3.Dire Dawa 582,000 4.Adama 521,860 5.Bishoftu 519,374 6.Wolaita Sodo 512,498 7.Bahir Dar 498,735 8.Shashamane 452,945 9.Gondar 450,244 10.Hawassa 444,909 11.Jijiga 422,225 12.Dilla 360,925 13.Jimma 336,448 14.Dessie 306,979 15.Kombolcha 288,941 16.Harar 225,677 17.Asella 215,594 18.Arba Minch 201,049 19.Hosaena 200,000 20.Ambo 185,733 21.Debre Birhan 156,788 22.Nekemte 156,004 23.Debre Markos 149,441 24.Weldiya 148,020 25.Areka 130,386 26.Burayu 130,000 27.Shire 128,792 28.Adigrat 121,776 29.Sabata 120,000 30.Debre Tabor 119,176 31.Butajira 104,060 32.Bale Robe 101,600 33.Negele Arsi 98,114 34.Gambela 97,643 35.Axum 94,515
Alphabetical This listing does not have a threshold for the size of the towns and cities, but only includes places with an entry on this Wikipedia.
A
Abiy Addi Abomsa Adama Adami Tulu Addis Ababa Addis Alem (Ejersa) Addis Zemen Adet Adi Daero Adi Gudom Adigrat Adola Adwa Afdem Agaro Agula Akaki Alaba (Kulito, Quliito) Alamata Aleltu Alem Ber Alem Ketema Alem Tena Aleta Wendo Alitena Amba Mariam Ambalage Ambo Amuru Angacha Ankober Arboye Areka Asaita Asella Assosa Aweday Aware Awasa Awash Awbare Aweday Axum Azezo
B
Babille Badme Bahir Dar Bako Bambasi Bati Batu (Ziway) Bedele Bedessa Begi Beica Bekoji Bele Bichena Bike Bishoftu Bitena Boditi Bonga Bule Hora Burayu Butajira
C
Chagni Chelenqo Chinaksen Chiro Chencha
D
Dabat Daleti Danan Dangila Debarq Debre Berhan Debre Marqos Debre Selam (Chancho) Debre Sina Debre Tabor Debre Werq Debre Zebit Degehabur Dejen Dela Delgi Dembecha Dembidolo (Dembi Dolo) Dera Dessie (Dese) Dila Dimtu (Wolaita) Dinsho Dire Dawa Dodola Dolo Odo Durame Dalocha Dukem Durba
E
Ejaji Ejersa Goro Elidar Emfraz (Imfraz, Guba'e) Enticho Erer
F
Feres Bet Ferfer Filtu Finicha'a Fiche Finote Selam Freweyni Funyan Bira
G
Gambela Gedeb Gesuba Geladin Gelemso Gerba Ghimbi Gidami Gidole Gijet Ginir Goba Gode Gololcha Gondar Gore Goro Gorgora Guder Guliso Gununo Gutin Gerbo
H
Halaba Kulito Haramaya Harar Hawassa Hayq Heregel (Herogeel) Holeta Hosaena Humera Huruta Hurso
I
Idaga Hamus (Saesi Tsaedaemba) Imi Inda Aba Guna (Indabaguna) Injibara Irgachefe Itang Iteya
J
Jaldessa Jijiga Jimma Jinka
K
Karat Kebri Beyah Kebri Dehar Kebri Mangest Kemise Kercheche Kobo Kombolcha Konso Korem Kula Kulubi Kurmuk
L
Lalibela Lefe Isa Limmu Inariya
M
Maimekden (May Mekdan) Majete Maji Manbuk Masha Maychew Mega Mek'ele Meki Mendi Menge Merawi Mersa Metehara Metemma Metu Mieso Mizan Teferi Milo Mojo Mota Moyale Mulu
N
Negash Negele Arsi Negele Boran Nefas Mewcha Nejo Nekemte
O
Ogolcho Omorate
R
Raaso Rama Rema Robe, Bale
S
Sabata Sawla (Gofa Sawla) Sagure Sebeta Hawas (Alem Gena) Sedika Seka Sekota Selekleka Semera Sendafa Shakiso Shambu Shashamane Sheder (Sheed-dheer, Shedher) Sheno Sheraro Shewa Robit (Shah Robit, Shoa Robit) Shilabo Shinshicho Shire Shone Sodo (Wolaita Sodo) Sodore Sululta
T
Tebela Tenta Teppi Tiya Tullu Milki Tulu Bolo Turmi
W
Wacca Wadera Waja Waliso Walwal Welenchiti Werder Were Ilu Wereta Woldia Wolleka Worabe Wuchale Wukro
Y
Yabelo Yechila Yeha Yetmen Yirga Alem
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