Fafan Zone

Fafan Zone
Gobolka Faafan
Map of Fafan Zone
Map of Fafan Zone
Map of Somali Region
Map of Somali Region
CountryEthiopia
RegionSomali
ZoneFafan
Population
 (2014)
 • Total1,256,566[1]
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Fafan (Somali: Faafan) is a zone in Somali Region of Ethiopia. It was previously known as the Jijiga zone, so named after its largest city, Jijiga.[2] Other towns and cities in this zone include Awbare, Derwernache, Lefe Isa, Babile, Kebri Beyah, Harshin, Goljano, Tuli Gulled and Hart Sheik. Fafan is bordered on the south by Jarar, on the southwest by Nogob, on the west by the Oromia Region, on the north by Sitti, and on the east by Somaliland.

  1. ^ "Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Central Statistical Agency Population of Ethiopia for All Regions At Wereda Level from 2014 Page: 21 Somali region". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
  2. ^ "Ethiopia" (PDF). USAID. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

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