Ari is an administrative zone in

South Ethiopia Regional State The South Ethiopia Regional State (Amharic: ደቡብ ኢትዮጵያ ክልላዊ መንግስት) is a regional state in southern Ethiopia. It was formed from the southern part of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) ...

. Until August 2023, Ari was a part of the South Omo Zone. It is named for the

Aari people Aari or Ari are a tribal Omotic people indigenous to Omo Valley of Ethiopia. According to 2007 census there are 289,835 ethnic Aari in Ethiopia, which makes up around 0.29% of the country's total population. Nearly all Aari speak the South Omotic ...

, whose homeland is in the zone. Ari is bordered on the south by South Omo Zone, on the Northeast by the

Gofa Zone Gofa Zone (Amharic language, Amharic "Greater Gofa Area") was one of the 17 Zones in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Gofa Zone was bordered on th ...

and North by the Basketo Zone. The administrative centre of Ari Zone is Jinka.

Administrative division

Ari Zone has four woredas and two city administrations. * City administrations, which are considered as Woreda for all administrative purposes. Jinka* which is the seat of the Zone is also considered as a town administration.

References

{{coord missing, Ethiopia Zones of South Ethiopia Regional State Zones of Ethiopia