Qwara (woreda)

Qwara ቋራ
Woreda
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Qwara Location of Qwara within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 12°30′N 35°45′E / 12.500°N 35.750°E / 12.500; 35.750
Zone	Semien Gondar
Region	Amhara Region
Area [1]
• Total	7,707.19 km2 (2,975.76 sq mi)
Population  (2012 est.)[1]
• Total	159,091 [1]

Qwara (Amharic: ቋራ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Qwara is named after the former province of Qwara, which was in the same area. Located at the westernmost point of the Semien Gondar Zone, Qwara is bordered on the south by the Benishangul-Gumuz Region, on the west by Sudan, on the north by Metemma, on the east by Takusa and Alefa, and on the southeast by Agew Awi Zone; part of its boundary with the Benishangul-Gumaz Region is defined by the Dinder River. The administrative center of this woreda is Gelegu; other settlements include Tewodros Ketema.