Mersa መርሳ (in Amharic) Mersa-Abagetye
City administration
Mersa City Administration
Mersa Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates (Latitude : 11.667 Longitude : 39.650): 11°40′N 39°39.5′E / 11.667°N 39.6583°E / 11.667; 39.6583
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Amhara
Zone	North Wollo
Woreda	Habru
Legend has it that Mersa was founded as a village in the 16th century	16th century
Government
• Type	City Administration
• Mayor	Wendwesen Ayalew
Area
• Total	14.84 km2 (5.73 sq mi)
Elevation	1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Population As per Mersa Communication Facebook information.
• Total	41,253
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code	033

Mersa (Amharic: መርሳ) also known as Mersa-Abagetye (Amharic፡ መርሳ አባ ጌትየ)is a city administration in Habru Woreda of the Semien Wollo (North Wollo) of the Amhara Region (or kilil) in Ethiopia. It has a latitude and longitude of 11°40′N 39°39.5′E / 11.667°N 39.6583°E / 11.667; 39.6583, with an elevation of 1600 meters. The city it is the administrative center of Habru Woreda. Mersa is located along Ethiopian Highway 2.

Mersa was a victim of rocket attack by Derg at the beginning of 1990. Jenny Hamond described the incident as: "It was the site of a terrible atrocity by the retreating Derg forces as the Front fighters closed in on them in 1990. They retreated to a safe distance and then they turned their heavy BM rocket launchers onto the defenseless town."^[1]

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