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Oromia (spelled Oromiyaa in the Oromo language; (アムハラ語:ኦሮምያ)) is one of the nine ethnically based regional states of Ethiopia, covering 284,538 square kilometers.〔(2011 National Statistics ) (accessed 7 May 2012).〕 It is bordered by the Somali Region to the east; the Amhara Region, the Afar Region and the Benishangul-Gumuz Region to the north; South Sudan, Gambela Region, and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region to the west; and Kenya to the south. The 2007 census reported Oromia's population at over 27 million, making it the largest state in population and area. It includes the former Arsi Province along with portions of the former Bale, Hararghe, Illubabor, Kaffa, Shewa, Sidamo, and Welega provinces. Its current capital is Addis Ababa ((オロモ語:Finfinne)); other important cities and towns include Adama, Dirre Dewa, Harer, Chiro, Ambo, Asella, Bishoftu, Chiro, Dembidolo, Fiche, Gimbi, Robe, Goba, Dello Buna, Jimma, Metu, Negele Boran, Moyale, Nekemte, Shashamane and Waliso. == History == The region of Oromia was inhabited by ethnic communities for centuries. The earliest people to live in northern Oromia are believed to be Muslim Gurage people from southern Abyssinia.〔(gurage muslim kingdom in shawa )〕 The Sultanate of Ifat, Adal Sultanate, the Sultanate of Showa and the Abyssinian Empire were some of the kingdoms in the area before the medieval Oromo migrations. Before 2000, the regional capital of Oromia was Addis Ababa, also known as "Finfinne" (the original name in the Oromo language). The relocation of the regional capital to Adama sparked considerable controversy, and this forced the government to bring back the capital to Addis Ababa. Critics of the move believed the Ethiopian government wished to de-emphasize Addis Ababa's location within Oromia. On the other hand, the government maintained that Addis Ababa "has been found inconvenient from the point of view of developing the language, culture and history of the Oromo people." On June 10, 2005, the Oromo People's Democratic Organization, part of the ruling coalition, officially announced plans to move the state capital back to Finfinne. Oromia shares a boundary with almost every region of Ethiopia except for the Tigray Region. This boundary has been disputed with Oromia's neighbors in a number of cases, most notably between Oromia and the Somali Region. One attempt to resolve the dispute between the two regions was the October 2004 referendum held in about 420 kebeles in 12 woredas across five zones of the Somali Region. According to the official results of the referendum, about 80% of the disputed areas have fallen under Oromia administration, though there were allegations of voting irregularities in many of them.〔("Somali-Oromo border referendum of December 2004" ), Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre website (accessed 11 February 2009)〕 The results led over the following weeks to minorities in these kebeles being pressured to leave. In Oromya, estimates based on figures given by local woreda and kebele authorities suggest that 21,520 people have been displaced in border woredas, namely Mieso, Doba, and Erer in the Mirab and Misraq Hararghe Zones. Federal authorities believe that this number may be overstated by as much as 11,000. In Doba, the Ministry of Federal Affairs put the number of IDPs at 6,000. There are also more than 2,500 displaced persons in Mieso.〔("Regional Overview: Oromiya Region", ''Focus on Ethiopia'' ) (April 2005), p. 5 (accessed 11 February 2009)〕 In addition, there were reports of people being displaced in the border area of Moyale and Borena zones due to this conflict.〔("Regional Update: Oromiya", ''Focus on Ethiopia'' ) (May 2005), p. 5 (accessed 11 February 2009)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oromia Region」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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