Welkait
Welkait is a woreda in the Western Zone This woreda is bordered to the north by Humera and to the south by Tsegede. It is bordered on the east by the Semien Mi'irabawi Zone, Tigray Region, and on the south by the North Gondar Zone, Amhara Region. 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.- Type: Locality with 139,000 residents
- Description: woreda in amhara
- Also known as: “Welkayit”, “Wolkait”, “woreda Welkait”, “וולקאית”, and “וולקיאת”
Welkait
- Category: district of Ethiopia
- Location: Tigray, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
13.75° or 13° 45′ north
Longitude
37.3333° or 37° 20′ east
Population
139,000
Elevation
2,072 metres (6,798 feet)
Open location code
7G5VQ82M+28
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Zulu—“Welkait” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wolqayt”
- Chinese: “沃爾凱特”
- French: “Welkait”
- Hebrew: “ולקאית”
- Japanese: “ウェルカイト郡”
- Romanian: “Welkait”
- Swedish: “Wolqayt”
- Zulu: “Welkait”
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