Dessie

Dessie ደሴ
City
Dessie City View; Downtown; Mosque; Haji Mohamed Yasin tower
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Coordinates: 11°8′N 39°38′E / 11.133°N 39.633°E / 11.133; 39.633
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Amhara
Zone	South Wollo
Founded	1882
Founded by	Yohannes IV
Government
• Mayor	Samuel Mollalene
Area
• Total	168 km2 (65 sq mi)
Elevation	2,470 m (8,100 ft)
Population  (2007)[1]
• Total	151,174
• Estimate  (2021)[2]	257,126
• Density	900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code	33

Dessie (Amharic: ደሴ, romanized: Däse; 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 11°8′N 39°38′E / 11.133°N 39.633°E / 11.133; 39.633, 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.