Location

Adwa is located in Tigray National Regional State, Central Tigray Zone at a distance of 977 km from Addis Ababa and 190 km from Mekele. Its astronomical location is 14⁰12’ North Latitude and 38⁰56’ East Longitude.

Adwa is one of the reform towns in the region and has a city administration, municipality and five kebelles. The town has Integrated Development Plan.