Mek'ele
Mek'ele | ||
State : | Ethiopia | |
Region : | Tigray | |
Coordinates : | 13 ° 29 ′ N , 39 ° 28 ′ E | |
Height : | 2,084 meters above sea level | |
Area : | 24.44 km² | |
Residents : | 323,700 (2015) | |
Population density : | 13,245 inhabitants per km² | |
Time zone : | EAT (UTC + 3) | |
Telephone code : | (+251) 34 | |
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Mek'ele (also Meqele , Amharic መቀሌ Mäqäle , Tigrinya መቐለ Mäx'älä , English Mekelle ) is the capital of the Tigray region in the far north of Ethiopia and is located approx. 500 km north of Addis Ababa . The city itself puts the population at around 323,700, with an annual growth of over 5 percent.
Mek'elē has a university that includes a. offers agricultural and economics courses. There is also one of the largest vehicle manufacturers in Ethiopia (Mesfin) in Mek'elē.
history
During the Italo-Ethiopian War , the city was fought over. The Italian invaders occupied the fortress in 1896 under the leadership of Lieutenant Giuseppe Galliano and were able to successfully repel two attacks by the Ethiopian troops . The Ethiopians then cut off the supply of fresh drinking water and provisions for the Italian soldiers. The Battle of Mek'elē began on January 8th and ended on January 19th, 1896 with the surrender of the Italians.
In 1984–1985, when there was famine in Ethiopia , the city became famous for the “hunger camps” in the area. The Menschen für Menschen campaign by Karlheinz Böhm tried to organize help for the hungry. In March 1989, Ethiopian government forces lost Mek'ele to the Tigray People's Liberation Front .
population
The 1994 census showed a population of 96,938. The two largest ethnic groups were the Tigray with 96.5% and the Amharen with 1.59%, another 0.99% were Eritrean citizens and the other 0.98%. Tigrinya was spoken as the first language by 96.26% and Amharic by 2.98% of the population. 91.31% were Ethiopian Orthodox Christians and 7.66% Muslim. The illiteracy rate was 48.25%.
The following overview shows the population by area since the 1984 census.
year | Residents |
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1984 | 61,583 |
1994 | 96,938 |
2007 | 215.914 |
2015 | 323,700 |
sons and daughters of the town
- Hayle İbrahimov (* 1990), Azerbaijani long-distance runner of Ethiopian origin
- Tsgabu Grmay (* 1991), Ethiopian racing cyclist
Climate table
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Mekele
Source: National Meteorological Agency of Ethiopia
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Town twinning
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Homepage of Mekelle University ( Memento of the original from May 22, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ethiopia: Regions & Cities - Population Statistics in Maps and Tables. Retrieved January 6, 2019 .
- ↑ National Meteorological Agency of Ethiopia: Klimeinformationen Mekele. World Meteorological Organization , accessed October 27, 2012 .