Wurgessa

Wurgessa
ውርጌሳ
Town
Wurgessa is located in Ethiopia
Wurgessa
Wurgessa
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 11°32.58′N 39°37.1′E / 11.54300°N 39.6183°E / 11.54300; 39.6183
CountryEthiopia
RegionAmhara
ZoneSemien Wollo
DistrictHabru
Elevation
1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Wurgessa (Amharic: ውርጌሳ) is a small town located in the district of Habru, in the North Wollo zone of the Amhara Region, Ethiopia.[1] Wurgessa is located along Ethiopian Highway 2, or KombolchaWoldiya road, 465 km from Addis Ababa and 25 km south of the woreda (district) town Mersa.[2] Wurgessa is the birth place of the late comedian Alebachew Teka.

Surroundings of Gatira, a hamlet of Wurgesa
  1. ^ "Wurgessa: Ethiopia". Geographical Names. ITA. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  2. ^ Ibrahim, Jemal (2011). Landslide Assessmeent and Hazard Zonation in Mersa & Wurgessa, North Wollo, Ethiopia (MSc thesis). Addis Ababa University.