Sekota Zuria
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| Zone | Wag Hemra |
| Region | Amhara Region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,722.43 km2 (665.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2007 est.) | |
| • Total | 134,702 [1] |
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Sekota Zuria (Amharic ሰቆጣ ዙሪያ "Greater Sekota Area") is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Wag Hemra Zone, Sekota is bordered on the south by Gazbibla, on the southwest by Dehana, on the west by Zikuala, on the north by Abergele, and on the east by the Tigray Region. The separate woreda of town of Soqota is surrounded by Sekota. Abergele woreda was separated from Sekota.
The predominantly hilly terrain of the woreda serves to isolate the inhabitants of Sekota, and their steep slopes are highly degraded limiting crops yields. Crops and animal husbandry are practiced together by local farmers.[2] High points include Mount Biala (3,810 meters).
- ^ a b Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "AMAREW 2005 extension plan", pp. 2f (accessed 15 April 2009)