Dera, Amhara (woreda)

Dera
ደራ
Flag of Dera
ZoneDebub Gondar
RegionAmhara
Area
 • Total1,525.24 km2 (588.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 est.)
 • Total270,100 [1][1]

Dera (Amharic: ደራ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Gondar Zone, Dera is bordered on the south and west by the Bahir Dar, Zenzelma subcity located in Semien Gojjam zone, on the west by Lake Tana, on the north by Fogera, on the northeast by Misraq Este, and on the east by Mirab Este. The main settlement in Dera is Wereta, other towns in Dera include Amba Same, Arb Gebeya and Hamusit.