Mek'ele

Mek'ele
State :	Ethiopia
Region :	Tigray
Coordinates :	13 ° 29 ′  N , 39 ° 28 ′  E 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
Mek'ele

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
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

Mekele
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     35   23 16     10   24 17th     25th   25th 18th     45   26th 19th     35   27 20th     30th   27 20th     200   23 18th     215   23 17th     35   25th 18th     10   24 17th     25th   23 16     40   22nd 15th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: National Meteorological Agency of Ethiopia

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Mekele Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 23 24 25th 26th 27 27 23 23 25th 24 23 22nd O 24.3 Min. Temperature (° C) 16 17th 18th 19th 20th 20th 18th 17th 18th 17th 16 15th O 17.6 Precipitation ( mm ) 35 10 25th 45 35 30th 200 215 35 10 25th 40 Σ 705 Rainy days ( d ) 4th 1 4th 5 4th 6th 22nd 21st 6th 1 4th 7th Σ 85 Source: National Meteorological Agency of Ethiopia

Town twinning

• Ramla (Israel)
• Bayburt (Turkey)
• Witten (Germany), since 2016

Web links

Commons : Mek'ele  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website with information about Mekelle
• City administration

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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. 
2. ↑ Ethiopia: Regions & Cities - Population Statistics in Maps and Tables. Retrieved January 6, 2019 . 
3. ↑ National Meteorological Agency of Ethiopia: Klimeinformationen Mekele. World Meteorological Organization , accessed October 27, 2012 .