Mekdela

Mekdela (Amharic: መቅደላ) is a woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Part of the Wollo, Mekdela is bordered on the southwest by the Walo Shabatala River which separates it from Sayint, on the west by Semien Gondar Zone, on the north by the Bashilo River which separates it from the Semien Wollo Zone, and on the east by Tenta. The major town in Mekdelais Masha.

Mekdela
መቅደላ
CountryEthiopia
RegionAmhara
ZoneSouth Wollo
Area
  Total1,491.38 km2 (575.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 est.)
  Total154,389

Elevations in this woreda range from 700 meters above sea level where the Bashilo leaves it to 3600 meters at its southeastern point on the upper slopes of Mount Amba Ferit,

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