Dessie
ደሴ | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Dessie City View; Downtown; Mosque; Haji Mohamed Yasin tower | |
  Dessie Location within Ethiopia .svg) Dessie Location within the Horn of Africa  Dessie Location within Africa | |
| Coordinates: 11°8′N 39°38′E / 11.133°N 39.633°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Amhara |
| Zone | South Wollo |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Founded by | Yohannes IV |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Samuel Mollalene |
| Area | |
| • Total | 168 km2 (65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,470 m (8,100 ft) |
| Population (2007)[1] | |
| • Total | 151,174 |
| • Estimate (2021)[2] | 257,126 |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Area code | 33 |
Dessie (Amharic: ደሴ, romanized: Däse; also spelled Dese or Dessye) is a town in north-central Ethiopia. Located in the South Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, it sits at a latitude and longitude of 11°8′N 39°38′E / 11.133°N 39.633°E, with an elevation between 2,470 and 2,550 metres above sea level. Dessie is 400 km to the north of the capital Addis Ababa. It has a population of more than 200,000 people in over 30 wards.
- ^ "Population and Housing Census 2007 – Amhara Statistical" (PDF). Central Statistical Agency. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Population Projection Towns as of July 2021" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistics Agency. 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2022.