Dera, Amhara (woreda)

Dera
ደራ
ZoneDebub Gondar
RegionAmhara
Area
  Total
1,525.24 km2 (588.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 est.)
  Total
270,100

Dera (Amharic: ደራ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Gondar Zone, Dera is bordered on the south and west by the Bahir Dar, Zenzelma subcity located in Semien Gojjam zone, on the west by Lake Tana, on the north by Fogera, on the northeast by Misraq Este, and on the east by Mirab Este. The main settlement towns in Dera includes Anbesame, Arbgebeya and Hamusit.