Mersa

For the bacterial strain whose name sounds like "mersa", see Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. For the moth genus with this name, see Mersa metochia.

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, with an elevation of 1600 meters. The city it is the administrative center of Habru Woreda. Mersa is located along Ethiopian Highway 2.

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
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	Mohammed Yasin
Area
• Total	14.84 km2 (5.73 sq mi)
Elevation	1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Population As of 2024:
• Total	111,000
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code	033

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]