CHAPTER EIGHT#

The Form of the State#

Article 59#

The People’s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is a unitary state comprising administrative and autonomous regions.

Article 60#

  1. Administrative regions are units of administration hierarchically established from the highest to the lowest level.

  2. The boundary, level of hierarchy and accountability of administrative regions shall be determined by law.

Article 61#

  1. Autonomous regions shall have as many units of administration as necessary.

  2. The boundary, level of hierarchy and accountability of autonomous regions shall be determined by law.