East Borana Zone is one of the zones of theOromia Region ofEthiopia. Located in southern Oromia. East Borana Zone is bordered on the south byKenya, on the west by theSouth Ethiopia Regional State, on the north by theWest Guji Zone and on the east by theBorena Zone. East Borana Zone was created by restructuring the districts fromGuji Zone,Bale Zone andBorena Zone.[1] Its administrative center isNegele Borana.[1]
In the beginning, the zonal restructuring was opposed by the local community. The main source of opposition wasNegele Borana, which was the capital of Guji zone was made to be the capital of this zone.[2][3]
