The administrative center of this woreda is Yechila; other towns in Abergele include Sele and Jijike.

Abergele is one of the low lying districts of central Tigray and the Tanqua River, which originates near Hagere Selam, flows through this woreda and joins the Geba just north of Jijike.

According to the chronicle of atse Yohannes I, the people of Abergele joined the rebellion, which was led by Fares and Zayohannes and suppressed by abeto Dalbe Iyesus in 1678.

[4] Nowadays Abergele is bounded by Enderta in the east, Sekota in the south and qolla Tembien, in the northern and western directions.

Its inhabitants constitute the sole Agaw enclave in Tigray, but the majority speaks Tigrinya and some Amharic as well.

[1] This seclusion and strategic position at the cross-roads of Wollo, Tigray, and Gondar, seemed to have made it a safe abode for political dissidents for over centuries.

[6] It hoisted series of protracted armed encounters between the chiefs of these regions including that of Yejju.

The Kidane Mihret rock church of Addi Nefas (13°33.3′N 39°1.44′E / 13.5550°N 39.02400°E / 13.5550; 39.02400) is hewn from Adigrat sandstone.

[12] A sample enumeration performed by the CSA in 2001 interviewed 15,123 farmers in this woreda, who held an average of 1.63 hectares of land.

[18][19] Part of the water that could be used for irrigation is lost through seepage; the positive side-effect is that this contributes to groundwater recharge.