Dessie
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Dessie (; also spelled Dese or Dessye) is a town in north-central Ethiopia. Located in the South Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, it sits at a latitude and longitude of , with an elevation between 2,470 and 2,550 metres above sea level. Dessie is 400 km to the north of the capital Addis Ababa. It has a population of more than 200,000 people in over 30 wards.
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Place details
- Locality
- dessie melaku
- Region
- አማራ ክልል Amhara أمحرة
- Country
- ኢትዮጵያ
- Population
- 270,400
- Timezone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Dessie
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- am
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Dessie TosssaView.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Dessie City View
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ethiopia#Horn of Africa#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Ethiopia##Location within the Horn of Africa##Location within Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Zone
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- South Wollo
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1882
- Settlement.founder
- Yohannes IV
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Samuel Mollalene
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 168
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 2470
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- ደሴ
- Population
- 187900
- Area
- 15.08
- Elevation
- 2470
- Image
- Dessie TosssaView.JPG
- Dialing code
- 33
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- Commons category
- Dessie
- native label
- ደሴ
- P12749
- West Africa
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Medieval history
- 19th century
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Demographics
- Climate
- Economy
- Cityscape
- Culture
- Partnerships
- Notable locals
- References
- External links
Dessie (; also spelled Dese or Dessye) is a town in north-central Ethiopia. Located in the South Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, it sits at a latitude and longitude of , with an elevation between 2,470 and 2,550 metres above sea level. Dessie is 400 km to the north of the capital Addis Ababa. It has a population of more than 200,000 people in over 30 wards.
== History == === Medieval history === Prior to Dessie's foundation, the major settlement in this area was Wasal, mentioned in an early 16th-century Italian itinerary.
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