Leadership
Samuel Mollalign
Governance
Dessie is the capital of the South Wollo-Zone in the Amhara National Regional State. Within the city administration, there are five sub-cities and 26 “kebeles” (smallest administrative unit).
2007 Population and Housing Census: https://www.ethiopianreview.com/pdf/001/Cen2007_firstdraft%281%29.pdf
- Dessie City Complaint Office
- Dessie City Civil Service
- Dessie City Trade Office
- Dessie City Investment Office
- Dessie City Finance and Economic Cooperation
- Dessie City Mayor's Office
- Dessie City Water Development Office
- Dessie City Women and Children Office
- Dessie City Development Construction
- Dessie City Road Authority
- Dessie City Food Security Office
- Dessie City Government Communication
- Dessie City Regulation Office
- Dessie City Security Office
- Dessie City Municipality Office
Dessie City website: https://dessie.gov.et/am/mayor
- Dessie City Complaint Office
- Dessie City Civil Service
- Dessie City Trade Office
- Dessie City Investment Office
- Dessie City Finance and Economic Cooperation
- Dessie City Mayor's Office
- Dessie City Water Development Office
- Dessie City Women and Children Office
- Dessie City Development Construction
- Dessie City Road Authority
- Dessie City Food Security Office
- Dessie City Government Communication
- Dessie City Regulation Office
- Dessie City Security Office
- Dessie City Municipality Office
Dessie City website: https://dessie.gov.et/am/mayor
Finances
ETB 877,800,920.71
(USD 42,485,565) Budgeted in 2023 (2015 Ethiopian Calendar)
Dessie City Administration
Dessie City collects its revenue from:
- municipal rent revenue,
- municipality service charges/fees,
- municipality sales of goods and services
- municipality capital revenues
Mayoral interview
- Trade
- Tourism
- Services
Mayoral interview
Development Profile
Population Trends
Population Trends
Dessie-Age-Pyramid
Age Pyramid
PopulationPyramid.net. https://www.populationpyramid.net/ethiopia/2020/
177.24 Km2
Population Trends
1,676 people/km2
Population Trends
386,761
Population Trends
Informal Economy
Informal Economy
Unemployment
Unemployment
26%
Unemployment
85%
Informal Economy
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: Literacy Rate
Literacy Rate
0.492
HDI Score
92%
Education: Literacy Rate
0.485
HDI Score
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
41%
Water
60%
Basic Services: Waste
Taxis
Transport: Modes
Public buses
Transport: Modes
0.231 kg
Basic Services: Waste
18%
Basic Services: Sanitation
59%
Electricity
Urban Development Challenges
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