Humera

Humera
ሑመራ
Town
Humera is located in Ethiopia
Humera
Humera
Location within Ethiopia
Humera is located in Horn of Africa
Humera
Humera
Location within the Horn of Africa
Humera is located in Africa
Humera
Humera
Location within Africa
Coordinates: 14°17′10″N 36°36′35″E / 14.28611°N 36.60972°E / 14.28611; 36.60972
Country Ethiopia
Region Tigray
ZoneWestern
WoredaKafta Humera
Elevation
585 m (1,919 ft)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
21,653
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with deprecated parameter settlement_type. Replace with type.
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with deprecated parameter timezone. Replace with time_zone.
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with deprecated parameter pushpin_map_caption. Replace with pushpin_caption.
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with deprecated parameter imagesize. Replace with image_size.
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with deprecated parameter image_caption. Replace with caption.
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with deprecated parameter timezone_DST. Replace with time_zone_DST.
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with deprecated parameter image_skyline. Replace with image.

Humera (Tigrinya: ሑመራ; Amharic: ሁመራ) 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 585 metres (1,919 ft) 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.