Regions in Eritrea

Eritrea is made up of 6 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Eritrea. Information on all primary administrative regions in Eritrea.

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Primary administrative regions in Eritrea

There are 6 regions in Eritrea in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Eritrea
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Maekel Maekel Region1.766,534Asmara Asmara563,930
Anseba Anseba Region2.611,627Keren Keren74,800
Northern Red Sea Northern Red Sea Region3.599,304Massawa Massawa23,100
Southern Red Sea Southern Red Sea Region4.289,382Assab Assab21,300
Debub Debub Region5.1,476,765Mendefera Mendefera17,781
Gash-Barka Gash-Barka Region6.786,964Barentu Barentu15,891