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Mekelle

Eastern Africa

Mekelle, or Mek'ele, is a special zone and capital of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
525,475 1
Area (sq km)
93 1
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
2254 1
Latitude
13.49694 degrees north 1
Longitude
39.47694 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 4
Connections

Associated With

Ethiopia, Countries
Source Mekelle (Wikipedia)
Tigray Region, States or Territories

Mekelle is associated with Tigray Region.

Source Mekelle (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Tigray Region, States or Territories

Mekelle is the capital of Tigray Region.

Source Mekelle (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Mekelle (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Mekelle (Tigrinya: መቐለ, romanized: Mek'ele) is a special zone and capital of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Mekelle was formerly the capital of Enderta awraja in Tigray.
  • Infobox: population_total
    525475
  • Infobox: pop_est_as_of
    2023
  • Infobox, Area
    93
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    13.49694, 39.47694
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    13.49694, 39.47694
  • Lead section
    It is located around 780 kilometres (480 mi) north of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, with an elevation of 2,254 metres (7,395 ft) above sea level.
  • Lead section
    Mekelle (Tigrinya: መቐለ, romanized: Mek'ele) is a special zone and capital of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.
  • Associated With: Ethiopia, Infobox, Country
    ethiopia
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 13.4969,39.4769
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 2067.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 13.25, 39.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 13.25, 39.25
13.25 39.25 Cwa
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4. GeoNames: Mek'ele - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 331180
Quote, cities500 record 331180
13.49667 39.47528 P PPLA ET 53 457900 2068 Africa/Addis_Ababa
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Wikidata: Mekelle
Wikidata Q332319, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Mekelle (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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