Misraq Belessa

Misraq Belessa (Amharic: ምስራቅ በለሳ) transliterated as "East Belessa" is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the former province of Belessa, which lay in the

Misraq Belessa ምስራቅ በለሳ
Woreda
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Zone	Semien Gondar
Region	Amhara Region
Area [1]
• Total	1,848.29 km2 (713.63 sq mi)
Population  (2012 est.)
• Total	107,339 [1]

same area. Part of the Semien Gondar Zone, Misraq Belessa is bordered on the south by Debub Gondar Zone, on the west by Mirab Belessa, on the northwest by the Wegera, on the north by Jan Amora, and on the east by Wag Hemra Zone. Towns in Misraq Belessa include Gohala (ጎሃላ) & Hamusit (ሀሙሲት). Misraq Belessa was part of former Belessa woreda.