Oromia

The land of the Oromo Nation is known as Oromia (sometimes spelled Oromiya). It is located within Ethiopia, in the Horn of Africa, between three and 15 degrees north latitude, and 33 and 40 degrees east longitude. Oromia is one of the political subdivisions of modern Ethiopia, being the country's largest state in terms of land area. In 2002, the population of Oromia state was estimated to be nearly twenty-four million people, making it the most populous state.