Prior to the Oromo migrations, this region was called Segla or Gasicha, as evidenced by historical texts and the monastery of Abba Giyorgis Ze-Gasicha in Kelala woreda. Prior to 1995, Borena and the neighboring Sayint region were administered together under the Borena & Sayint awrajja.
Prior to the Oromo migrations, this region was known as Segla or Gasicha, as evidenced by historical texts and the monastery of Abba Giyorgis Ze-Gasicha in Kelala woreda. Before 1995, the Borena and Sayint regions were governed jointly under a single administrative unit called Borena & Sayint.