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
Debub Debub Region1.1,476,765Mendefera Mendefera17,781
Gash-Barka Gash-Barka Region2.786,964Barentu Barentu15,891
Maekel Maekel Region3.766,534Asmara Asmara563,930
Anseba Anseba Region4.611,627Keren Keren74,800
Northern Red Sea Northern Red Sea Region5.599,304Massawa Massawa23,100
Southern Red Sea Southern Red Sea Region6.289,382Assab Assab21,300