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Legambo
ለጋምቦ | |
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Woreda | |
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| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Amhara |
| Zone | Debub Wollo |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 1,017.35 km2 (392.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 est.)[1] | |
| • Total | 178,817 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
Legambo (Amharic: ለጋምቦ) is a woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. This woreda is named for one of the "Houses" or subgroups of the Wollo Amhara, who were located there.[2] Part of the Debub Wollo Zone, Legambo is bordered on the south by Legahida and Kelala, on the southwest by Wegde, on the west by Debre Sina, on the northwest by Sayint, on the north by Tenta, on the northeast by Dessie Zuria, and on the southeast by Were Ilu. Towns in Legambo include Aqesta and Embacheber.
Elevations in this woreda range from 1500 to 3700 meters; the highest point in this woreda, as well as the Debub Wollo Zone, is Mount Amba Ferit, which lies on the border with Sayint.[3]
- ^ a b Geohive: Ethiopia Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Journals of the Rev. Messrs. Isenberg and Krapf, Missionaries of the Church Missionary Society, Detailing their proceedings in the kingdom of Shoa, and journeys in other parts of Abyssinia, in the years 1839, 1840, 1841 and 1842, (London, 1843), pp. 324f
- ^ Svein Ege, "South Shäwa 1:100,000. Topographic and administrative map of South Wälo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia."[permanent dead link]