Ethiopia is divided into 9 ethnically-based administrative regions (kililoch; singular - kilil):

Additionally, there are two chartered cities (astedader akababiwach, singular - astedader akabibi):

• Addis Ababa
• Dire Dawa

These administrative regions replaced the older system of provinces (which are still sometimes used to indicate location within Ethiopia). At the time the change was made (1995), those provinces were:

External links

• Regional maps of Ethiopia at UN-OCHA
• States of Ethiopia at Statoids