What is "ejerie"

Ejerie is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the West Shewa Zone, it is bordered on the south by the Southwest Shewa Zone, on the west by Dendi, on the northwest by Jeldu, on the north by Meta Robi, on the northeast by Adda Berga, and on the east by Walmara. The major town in Ejerie is Addis Alem, after which the woreda is sometimes named.

The source of the Awash River, Mount Warqe, lies in this woreda. The August 2006 floods affected Ejerie, causing widespread damage. In this woreda -- combined with Sebata, Awas, and Elu woredas -- 14,790 persons were affected and 2,052 people displaced.