Shabelle
Shabelle is one of 11 zones of Somali, covering 34,223 km² — 11.0% of the region's area. It comprises 11 woredas (districts). Its projected 2022 population is 683,832.
34,223
km²
11.0%
of Somali
11
woredas
683,832
people (2022 proj.)
P-codeET0506
Where Shabelle sits among the zones of Somali
Woredas (districts)
A woreda is Ethiopia's third administrative tier — the district level, below regions and zones — and the basic unit of local government. Click any woreda for its own page.
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Every figure on this page is computed from the OCHA COD-AB Ethiopia dataset (April 2026 release, CC BY 3.0 IGO).