Tsegede

Tsegede
ጸገዴ
Location of Tsegede
Country Ethiopia
Region Tigray
ZoneWestern
Area
 • Total
4,253.48 km2 (1,642.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
103,852

Tsegede (Tigrinya: ጸገዴ) is a woreda in Tigray Region, Ethiopia, named after the historic province of Tsegede. Located in the Western Zone of Tigray, Tsegede is bordered on the south and west by the Amhara Region, on the northwest by Kafta Humera, and on the north by Welkait. The administrative center of this woreda is Ketema Nigus. Other towns in Tsegede include Dansha and Idaga Hamus.[citation needed]