Humera
Sign in to saveHumera (; ) is a town in northwestern Ethiopia. It is located in the Kafta Humera district in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia as well as the Western Zone of Tigray, and has an elevation of above sea level. The Tekezé river borders the town to the north. Humera is a vital regional agricultural center based on intensive agriculture, and is the last Ethiopian town south of the border with Eritrea and Sudan, and is considered to be a strategically important gateway to Sudan.
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Place details
- Locality
- Omhajer أم هاجر
- Region
- ጋሽ-ባርካ Gash-Barka القاش وبركة
- Country
- ኤርትራ Eritrea إرتريا
- Population
- 46,100
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Humera
- Settlement.native_name
- ሑመራ
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Humera in Tigray near the border with Sudan and Eritrea13.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ethiopia#Horn of Africa#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Ethiopia##Location within the Horn of Africa##Location within Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Zone
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Western
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Woreda
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Kafta Humera
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Elevation
- +585
- Image
- Humera.png
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- adalimumab
- P12749
- 1733
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10 sectionsContents
- History
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Demographics
- Geography
- Climate
- Economy
- Transport
- See also
- References
Humera (; ) is a town in northwestern Ethiopia. It is located in the Kafta Humera district in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia as well as the Western Zone of Tigray, and has an elevation of above sea level. The Tekezé river borders the town to the north. Humera is a vital regional agricultural center based on intensive agriculture, and is the last Ethiopian town south of the border with Eritrea and Sudan, and is considered to be a strategically important gateway to Sudan.
== History == === 20th century === Prior to the Ethiopian Revolution, large agricultural businesses were established to grow soybean and other crops for export. By 1971, there were 700,000 hectares being farmed.