Of the six regions in Eritrea, the second smallest town has the highest population.
Six in total, they include the Maekel/Central, Anseba, Gash-Barka, Debub/Southern, Northern Red Sea and Southern Red Sea regions. 1,300 km (500 sq mi) 23,200 km (9,000 sq mi) 33,200 km (12,800 sq mi) 8,000 km (3,000 sq mi) 27,800 km (10,700 sq mi) 27,600 km (10,700 sq mi) 1,053,254 893,587 1,103,742 1,476,765 897,454 398,073 Maekel Region,
Central
 
  Anseba Region,
Anseba
 
  Gash-Barka Region,
Gash-Barka
  
   Debub Region,
Southern
 
  Northern Red Sea Region,
Semienawi Keyih Bahri
   
    Southern Red Sea Region,
Debubawi Keyih Bahri
   
    
