Dima, Gojjam

For other towns in Ethiopia named "Dima", see Dima, Ethiopia.

Dima (Amharic: ዲማ) is a village in west-central Ethiopia. Located in the Misraq Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, it has a latitude and longitude of 10°33′14″N 38°13′19″E / 10.55389°N 38.22194°E / 10.55389; 38.22194 and an elevation of 2400 meters above sea level. It is one of three bigger settlements in Enemay woreda.

Notable landmarks in Dima include a church dedicated to Saint George, as well as its venerable monastery, Dima Giyorgis, which was a place of refuge. The Central Statistical Agency did not provide an estimate of its population in 2005.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.