Wereta

Woreta
Town
Woreta is located in Ethiopia
Woreta
Woreta
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 11°55′N 37°42′E / 11.917°N 37.700°E / 11.917; 37.700
CountryEthiopia
RegionAmhara
ZoneDebub Gondar
Elevation
1,828 m (5,997 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
26,317
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Woreta (also transliterated as Wereta) is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located in the Debub Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, east of Lake Tana and south of Addis Zemen, this town has a latitude and longitude of 11°55′N 37°42′E / 11.917°N 37.700°E / 11.917; 37.700 with an elevation of 1828 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Fogera woreda.