Abergele (woreda)

Tanqua Abergele ጣንቋ ኣበርገለ
Woreda
View on the Abergele lowlands, from Santarfa
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Tigray
Zone	Maekelay
Area
• Total	2,407.88 km2 (929.69 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	93,185

Tanqua Abergele (Tigrinya: ጣንቋ ኣበርገለ, Amharic: አበርገሌ) is one of the Districts of Ethiopia, or woredas, in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mehakelegnaw Zone, Abergele is bordered on the south by the Wag Hemra Zone of Amhara Region, then by the Tekezé River on the west which separates it from North Gondar Zone of Amhara Region, on the north by Kola Tembien, on the east by Degua Tembien and on the southeast by the Debub Misraqawi (South Eastern) Zone. The administrative center of this woreda is Yechila; other towns in Abergele include Sele and Jijike. Abergele is one of the low lying districts of central Tigray and the Tanqua River, which originates near Hagere Selam, flows through this woreda and joins the Geba just north of Jijike. It further feeds the Tekezé River. The Tekezé Dam is also located in this woreda.