What is Oromia?
[[Image:Flag of the Oromia Region.svg|thumb|250px|Flag]] [[Image:Oromia Region emblem.png|thumb|90px|Seal]] The '''Oromia Region''' is one of the [[Regions of Ethiopia|regional states]] of [[Ethiopia]]. The [[capital city]] is [[:en:Adama|Adama]] according to the [https://cityadama.gov.et/en/city/history Adama city administration] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413225008/https://cityadama.gov.et/en/city/history |date=2023-04-13 }}, which stated that 'On June 10, 2005, the Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization (OPDO), part of the ruling EPRDF coalition, officially announced '''plans''' to move the regional capital to [[Addis Ababa]]'. It is the homeland of the [[Oromo people]].<ref>[http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=421&format=raw&Itemid=606 2011 National Statistics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330021225/http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=421&format=raw&Itemid=606 |date=30 March 2013 }} (accessed 7 May 2012).</ref> It has a population of around 35,000,000; this makes it the largest regional state in terms of population.<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/Ethiopia.html Oromia Region population statistics]</ref> It is also the largest regional state by land size. ==Administrative zones== Oromia Region is divided into 20 administrative zones: {{div col|colwidth=18em}} *[[Arsi Zone|Arsi]] *[[Bale Zone|Bale]] *[[Buno Bedele Zone|Bedele]] *[[Borena Zone|Borena]] *[[Misraq Hararghe Zone|East Hararghe]] *[[Misraq Shewa Zone|East Shewa]] *[[Misraq Welega Zone|East Welega]] *[[Guji Zone|Guji]] *[[West Guji]] *[[Horo Gudru Welega Zone|Horo Gudru Welega]] *[[Illubabor Zone|Illubabor]] *[[Jimma Zone|Jimma]] *[[Kelem Welega Zone|Kelem Welega]] *[[Semien Shewa Zone (Oromia)|North Shewa]] *[[Debub Mirab Shewa Zone|South West Shewa]] *[[Mirab Arsi Zone|West Arsi]] *[[Mirab Hararghe Zone|West Hararghe]] *[[Mirab Shewa Zone|West Shewa]] *[[Mirab Welega Zone|West Welega]] *[[Adama Special Zone|Adama]] *[[Jimma Special Zone|Jimma]