Ankasha Guagusa

Ankasha Guagusa (Amharic: አንከሻ ጓጉሳ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. The woreda is named after a former confederation of the Agew, which James Bruce describes was formed of Dengui, Sakala, Dengila and Geesh. A triangle-shaped district in the Agew Awi Zone, Ankasha Guagusa is bordered on the south by the Mirab Gojjam Zone, on the west by Guangua, on the north by Banja Shekudad, and on the east by Guagusa Shekudad. Towns in Ankasha Guagusa include Agew Gimjabet and Azena.

Ankasha Guagusa
ZoneAgew Awi
RegionAmhara Region
Area
  Total1,044.21 km2 (403.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 est.)
  Total217,665
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