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Ethiopia Cities by Population

107 cities shown of 107 total Ethiopia cities that are over 1,000 in population...

1. Addis Ababa 2,757,729
2. Dire Dawa 252,279
3. Mek'ele 215,546
4. Nazret 213,995
5. Bahir Dar 168,899
6. Gonder 153,914
7. Dese 136,056
8. Awasa 133,097
9. Jima 128,306
10. Debre Zeyit 104,215
11. Kombolcha 93,605
12. Harer 90,218
13. Shashemene 85,871
14. Arba Minch' 69,622
15. Adigrat 65,000
16. Debre Mark'os 59,920
17. Debre Birhan 57,787
18. Jijiga 56,821
19. Inda Silase 50,078
20. Ziway 49,416
21. Dila 47,021
22. Hagere Hiywet 43,920
23. Gambela 42,366
24. Aksum 41,249
25. Giyon 38,394
26. Yirga `Alem 36,292
27. Mojo 34,547
28. Goba 34,369
29. Shakiso 34,078
30. Felege Neway 33,429
31. Areka 33,150
32. Boditi 32,997
33. Debre Tabor 32,659
34. Jinka 32,115
35. Gimbi 31,809
36. Asbe Teferi 30,772

37. Korem 30,633
38. Asosa 30,512
39. Butajira 30,502
40. Metu 29,648
41. Agaro 28,268
42. Kibre Mengist 27,854
43. Maych'ew 27,186
44. Werota 26,813
45. Dembi Dolo 26,748
46. Dubti 26,370
47. Fiche 25,758
48. K'olito 25,614
49. Mendi 25,239
50. Debark' 24,700
51. Tippi 24,169
52. Kemise 23,861
53. Asasa 23,790
54. Genet 23,753
55. Finote Selam 23,463
56. Metahara 23,403
57. Dodola 23,116
58. Addiet Canna 22,946
59. Adis Zemen 22,522
60. Agere Maryam 22,105
61. Bure 22,038
62. Robit 20,679
63. Asaita 20,342
64. Bedele 20,293
65. Nejo 20,166
66. Sebeta 19,533
67. Bati 19,260
68. Bonga 18,973
69. Bako 17,872
70. Yabelo 17,819
71. Bedesa 17,526
72. Wenji 17,120

73. Ginir 16,757
74. Gebre Guracha 16,583
75. Bichena 16,411
76. Gelemso 16,065
77. Shambu 15,354
78. Abomsa 15,258
79. Mizan Teferi 14,002
80. Wendo 12,945
81. Guder 12,569
82. Huruta 12,442
83. Hirna 12,295
84. Dejen 11,739
85. Dabat 11,544
86. Awash 11,415
87. Leku 11,398
88. Gewane 11,279
89. Lalibela 11,152
90. Gidole 10,736
91. Debre Werk' 10,579
92. Tulu Bolo 10,531
93. Sirre 10,089
94. Adis `Alem 9,859
95. Kofele 9,643
96. Debre Sina 9,409
97. Gore 9,352
98. Deder 8,884
99. Were Ilu 7,636
100. Gedo 7,499
101. Sendafa 7,326
102. Mega 6,884
103. Hagere Selam 5,169
104. Konso 4,593
105. Lobuni 3,363
106. Turmi 1,087
107. Semera 833

Ethiopia History

It is not certain how old the name Ethiopia is; its earliest attested use is in the Iliad, where it appears twice, and in the Odyssey, where it appears three times. The earliest attested use in the region is as a Christianized name for the Kingdom of Aksum in the 4th century, in stone inscriptions of King Ezana. The Ge'ez name tyy and its English cognate are thought by some recent scholars to be derived from the Greek word Aithiopia, from Aithiops an Ethiopian, derived in turn from Greek words meaning of burned face"". However, the Book of Aksum, a Ge'ez chronicle compiled in the 15th century, states that the name is derived from ""'Ityopp'is"" a son of Cush, son of Ham, who according to legend founded the city of Axum. Pliny the Elder similarly states the tradition that the nation took its name from someone named Aethiops. A third etymology, suggested by the late Ethiopian scholar and poet laureate Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin, traces the name to the original black Egyptian words Et Op and Bia, or ""land of higher peace""."

In English and generally outside of Ethiopia, the country was also once historically known as Abyssinia, derived from Habesh, an early Arabic form of the Ethiosemitic name abat"

modern Habesha

the native name for the country's inhabitants. In a few languages

Ethiopia is still called by names cognate with ""Abyssinia