Wurgessa
ውርጌሳ | |
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Town | |
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  Wurgessa Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 11°32.58′N 39°37.1′E / 11.54300°N 39.6183°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Amhara |
| Zone | Semien Wollo |
| District | Habru |
| Elevation | 1,600 m (5,200 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+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 Kombolcha – Woldiya 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.
- ^ "Wurgessa: Ethiopia". Geographical Names. ITA. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ Ibrahim, Jemal (2011). Landslide Assessmeent and Hazard Zonation in Mersa & Wurgessa, North Wollo, Ethiopia (MSc thesis). Addis Ababa University.