Kelela (woreda)

Kelala
ከለላ
Flag of Kelala
CountryEthiopia
RegionAmhara
ZoneDebub Wollo
Area
 • Total1,422.15 km2 (549.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 est.)[1]
 • Total148,195 [1]

Kelala (Amharic: ከለላ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Wollo Zone, Kelala is bordered on the south by the Semien Shewa Zone, on the southwest by the Walaqa River which separates it from the Oromia Region, on the west by Wegde, on the north by Legambo, on the northeast by Legahida, and on the east by Jama. Towns in Kelala include Kelala and Liguama. Kelala town is 157 km far from Dessie in the Western direction.