Ela is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Omo Zone, Ela is bordered on the south by the Omo River which separates it from Melokoza, on the west by the Keficho Shekicho Zone, on the north by the Gojeb River which separates it from the Oromia Zone, and on the east by Isara Tocha; the Denchya River defines the southern part of the boundary with the Keficho Shekicho Zone. Towns in Ela include Ameya and Chida.