Dessie

Dessie
ደሴ
City
Dessie City View; Downtown; Mosque; Haji Mohamed Yasin tower
Dessie City View; Downtown; Mosque; Haji Mohamed Yasin tower
Dessie is located in Ethiopia
Dessie
Dessie
Location within Ethiopia
Dessie is located in Horn of Africa
Dessie
Dessie
Location within the Horn of Africa
Dessie is located in Africa
Dessie
Dessie
Location within Africa
Coordinates: 11°8′N 39°38′E / 11.133°N 39.633°E / 11.133; 39.633
Country Ethiopia
Region Amhara
ZoneSouth Wollo
Founded1882
Founded byYohannes IV
Government
 • MayorSamuel Mollalene
Area
 • Total168 km2 (65 sq mi)
Elevation
2,470 m (8,100 ft)
Population
 (2007)[1]
 • Total151,174
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
257,126
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Area code33

Dessie (Amharic: ደሴ, romanizedDäse; 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 / 11.133; 39.633, 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.

  1. ^ "Population and Housing Census 2007 – Amhara Statistical" (PDF). Central Statistical Agency. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Population Projection Towns as of July 2021" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistics Agency. 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2022.