Mersa

Mersa
መርሳ (in Amharic)
Mersa-Abagetye
City administration
Mersa City Administration
Mersa is located in Ethiopia
Mersa
Mersa
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates (Latitude : 11.667 Longitude : 39.650): 11°40′N 39°39.5′E / 11.667°N 39.6583°E / 11.667; 39.6583
CountryEthiopia
RegionAmhara
ZoneNorth Wollo
WoredaHabru
Legend has it that Mersa was founded as a village in the 16th century16th century
Government
 • TypeCity Administration
 • MayorMohammed Yasin
Area
 • Total14.84 km2 (5.73 sq mi)
Elevation
1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Population
As per Mersa Communication Facebook information.
 • Total111,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Area code033

Mersa (Amharic: መርሳ) also known as Mersa-Abagetye (Amharic፡ መርሳ አባ ጌትየ)is a city administration in Habru Woreda of the Semien Wollo (North Wollo) of the Amhara Region (or kilil) in Ethiopia. It has a latitude and longitude of 11°40′N 39°39.5′E / 11.667°N 39.6583°E / 11.667; 39.6583, with an elevation of 1600 meters. The city it is the administrative center of Habru Woreda. Mersa is located along Ethiopian Highway 2.

Mersa was a victim of rocket attack by Derg at the beginning of 1990. Jenny Hamond described the incident as: "It was the site of a terrible atrocity by the retreating Derg forces as the Front fighters closed in on them in 1990. They retreated to a safe distance and then they turned their heavy BM rocket launchers onto the defenseless town."[1]

  1. ^ Hammond, Jenny. (1999). Fire from the ashes : a chronicle of the revolution in Tigray, Ethiopia, 1975-1991. Red Sea Press. ISBN 1569020868. OCLC 39890486.