Eastern Sidama is an administrative zone in Sidama Region.[1] The zone is established up on resolution passed by Sidama regional state council at its third round meeting of the first year in 2022.[2] Up on the establishment of the zone, the president of Sidama Region Desta Ledamo said that the name given to the zone Eastern Sidama is not intended to infer the location or direction of the zone, it also to avoid conflicts that may arise between the tribes in the region.[3] Eastern Sidama is bordered on the south and north by Oromia region, on the north, south and east by the Oromia region and west by the Central Sidama Zone. The administrative centre of Northern Sidama Zone is Daye Bensa.
Eastern Sidama Zone | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Sidama |
| Capital | Daye Bensa |
| Government | |
| • Party leader | Kebede Sele (Prosperity Party) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
References
edit- ^ "የሲዳማ ክልል በአራት የዞን አስተደደራዊ መዋቅሮች ሊደራጅ ነው". www.dw.com (in Amharic).
- ^ Shambel Mihiret. "የሲዳማ ክልል ምክር ቤት ለ2015 በጀት አመት 19 ነጥብ 9 ቢሊየን ብር አፀደቀ". Fana Broadcasting Corporate (in Amharic).
- ^ Aster Elias. "ራዕያችን ከሲዳማ አልፈን ኢትዮጵያን ማበልጸግ ነው አቶ ደስታ ሌዳሞ የሲዳማ ክልል ርዕሰ መስተዳድር". Ethiopian press agency (in Amharic).