Gondar Zuria

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Gondar Zuria (Amharic "Greater Gondar Area") is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Gondar Zone, Gondar Zuria is bordered on the south by the Debub Gondar Zone, on the southwest by Lake Tana, on the west by Dembiya, on the north by Lay Armachiho, on the northeast by Wegera, and on the southeast by Belessa. Towns and cities in Gondar Zuria include Degoma, Emfraz, Maksenit and Teda. The city and woreda of Gondar is surrounded by Gondar Zuria in the northern part of this woreda.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 264,920, of whom 130,796 were males and 134,124 were females; 27,136 or 10.24% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 14.1%. With an estimated area of 1,286.76 square kilometers, Gondar Zuria has an estimated population density of 205.9 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 60.23.^[1] The Amhara people are the predominant ethnic group in this woreda.

In May 1771, the Three battles of Sarbakusa were fought south of Teda within the modern borders of this woreda between Ras Mikael Sehul and the triumvirate of Fasil, Goshu of Amhara, and Wand Bewossen of Begemder. Ras Mikael was defeated, and his influence over the Emperors at Gondar came to an end.