Gidan

Gidan
ጊዳን
Flag of Gidan
ZoneSemien Wollo
RegionAmhara Region
Area
 • Total1,089.80 km2 (420.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 est.)
 • Total171,772 [1]
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Gidan (Amharic: ጊዳን) is a woreda in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Wollo Zone, Gidan is bordered on the south by Guba Lafto, on the southwest by Meket, on the west by Lasta (formerly part of Bugna), on the north by the Tigray Region, and on the east by Kobo. The administrative center of the woreda is Muja town, another small towns in Gidan include Debre Tsehay, Densa, Bekilo Mneqia, Iyella, Dildiy, Asikit, and Wonday.