Leadership
Hailu Jelde
Governance
Adama City Administration is an autonomous first grade urban local government established following Proclamation No. 65/2003, for the establishment of local urban administrations issued by the Regional State of Oromia. It is located in Oromia National Regional State, East Shewa Zone at a distance of 100 km from Addis Ababa.
https://cityadama.gov.et/en/office/adama--city-municipality
Political structure for voting
- Adama City has two administrations, i.e., State and Municipal functions.
- Adama City State is headed by the Mayor and Adama Municipality is headed by the City Manager.
- The Mayor is directly accountable to the City Council whereas, the core offices, departments, services and municipality management are under the mayor’s immediate and direct supervision. The city is further sub divided in to fourteen Gandas (neighbourhood administrative units) that have duties and responsibilities of managing their own community affairs.
Adama City Administration has all branches of the government structures that include legislative, judiciary & executive bodies to ensure the prevalence of check & balance of power in city administration system.
Adama City website: https://cityadama.gov.et/en/structure
Main departments / directorates
- Construction Office
- Water supply and Sewerage Office
- Mineral Resources Office
- Agriculture Development Office
- Job creation and food Security Office
- Finance and Economic Cooperation Office
- Environmental Protection Office
- Planning and Economic Development Office
- Court Office
- Government Communications Office
- Health Office
- Public Service Office
- Attorney Office
- Labour and Social Affairs
- Trade Office
- Revenue Office
- Land Development and Management
- Investment and Industry Office
- Women and Children Affairs Office
- Education Office
- Culture and Tourism Office
- Transport Office
- Sports and Youth Office
- Police Department
- Peace and Security Office
- Mayor's Office
- Municipality office
- City council
- Vital statistics registration
- Supporting and contribution office
- Science and Technologic office
Adama City website: https://cityadama.gov.et/en/office
- Community policing and crime reduction
- Solid waste management
- Public health
- Land, urban agriculture and environment management
- Water and sanitation
- Spatial planning, construction services and Housing provision
- Revenue collection
- Civil registry and licensing businesses
Adama City website: https://cityadama.gov.et/en/office
Finances
ETB 8.7 billion
USD 80,555,556
Adama City administration (2024). Annual plan and report of Adama City administration
- Income tax on employees of the state and of private enterprises;
- Taxes on the income of private farmers and farmers incorporated in cooperative associations;
- Profit and sales taxes on individual traders carrying out a business within their territory;
- Profit, sales, excise and personal income taxes on income of enterprises owned by the states
https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/761151467995397531/pdf/106224-WP-PUBLIC.pdf
Tax Revenue: ETB 1.6 billion
Municipal Revenue: ETB 4.1 billion
Total Revenue: ETB 9.4 billion (2024 data (2016 Ethiopian Calendar))
Adama City Revenue Authority & Finance Office
Main economic sectors/activities include:
- manufacturing
- textile industry
- wholesale trade
- retail trade
- hospitality
- transport
https://www.ethiositer.com/adama-city#:~:text=Adama%20city%20has%20economic%20linkage,commercial%20products%20from%20Djibouti%20port.
Development Profile
Population Trends
Population Trends
Adama-Age-Pyramid
Age Pyramid
https://www.city-facts.com/adama-et
1,000,180
Population Trends
321.4 km2
Population Trends
3,112/km2
Population Trends
435,222
Population Trends
222,035
Population Trends
Informal Economy
Informal Economy
85%
Informal Economy
21.4%
Unemployment
HDI Score
Human Development Index Score
Human Development Index Definition
The HDI score, ranging from 1 (best score) to 0 (worst score), summarises the average achievement across three basic dimensions of human development:
• A long and healthy life (life expectancy at birth)
• Knowledge (mean years of schooling for adults 25 years and older; expected years of schooling for children of school entering age)
• A decent standard of living
Education: Facilities
Facilities
Education: Literacy Rate
Literacy Rate
85%
Education: Literacy Rate
0.485
HDI Score
125
Education: Facilities
Basic Services: Sanitation
Sanitation
Basic Services: Waste
Waste
Electricity
Electricity
Housing: Access
Access to Housing
Spatial Development: Maps
Urban Area Maps
Transport: Median Travel Times
Average Travel Times
Transport: Modes
Modes of Transport
Water
Water
100,010 m3
Basic Services: Waste
78%
Water
77.47%
Basic Services: Waste
77,4703
Basic Services: Waste
285,000 m3
Basic Services: Waste
83%
Basic Services: Waste
343,000 m3
Basic Services: Waste
1%
Transport: Modes
19%
Transport: Modes
12%
Transport: Modes
68%
Transport: Modes
6%
Basic Services: Sanitation
78.66%
Electricity
Urban Development Challenges
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