Welkait
ወልቃይት Wolkait | |
|---|---|
 Welkait highlighted in red | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Tigray |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,374.52 km2 (1,302.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 138,926 |
Welkait (also spelled Welkayt, Wolkait or Wolqayt) is a woreda in Western Zone, Tigray Region.[1] This woreda is bordered to the north by Humera and to the south by Tsegede.[2] It is bordered on the east by the North West Zone; the woredas of Tahtay Adiyabo and Asgede Tsimbla lie to the north-east, on the other side of the Tekezé River, and Tselemti to the east. The administrative center of Welkait is Addi Remets; other towns in the woreda include Mai'gaba and Awura.
- ^ Wosenyelew, Tedla (August 21, 2021). "Welkait, Ethiopia: Geo Strategic importance and the Consequential Annexation by TPLF". Horn of Africa Insight.
- ^ United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (27 March 2013). "Ethiopia Administrative Map" (PDF). Relief Web. Retrieved 4 April 2018.