Central address: Unnamed Road, Mek'ele, Ethiopia
Elevation: 2057.285
Time Zone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
Latitude: 13° 29' 36.78'' N
Longitude: 39° 27' 56.6568'' E
Mek'ele (Tigrinya: መቐለ, [in scientific transliteration Mäq'älä]), also transliterated as Makale, Mekelle or Meqele, is the capital city in the northern Tigray Region of Ethiopia. It is located around 780 kilometers north of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, at a latitude and longitude of 13°29′N 39°28′E / 13.483°N 39.467°E / 13.483; 39.467Coordinates: 13°29′N 39°28′E / 13.483°N 39.467°E / 13.483; 39.467, with an elevation of 2084 meters above sea level. Administratively, Mek'ele is considered a Special Zone, which is divided into seven sub-cities. These are Addi Hak'i (ዓዲ ሓቂ, also spelled Addi Haqi in English), Ayder (ዓይደር), Haddinet (ሓድነት), Hawelti (ሓወልቲ), Qedamay Weyyane (ቀዳማይ ወያነ), Kwiha (ኲሓ), and Semien (ሰሜን). This places the city in between the Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa chartered cities (astedader akabibi, equivalent to a kilil), as well as the Axum and Adigrat woredas. The city is an economic, cultural, and political hub in the Northern region of the country.
The latitude of Mek’elē is 13.493550, and the longitude is 39.465738. Mek’elē is a city is located at Ethiopia with the gps coordinates of 13° 29' 36.78'' N and 39° 27' 56.6568'' E. The elevation of Mek’elē is 2057.285, the time zone is Africa/Addis_Ababa.
Latitude | 13.493550 | Longitude | 39.465738 |
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Elevation | 2057.285 | DMS Lat | 13° 29' 36.78'' N |
DMS Lng | 39° 27' 56.6568'' E | GeoHASH | sfkhf06jdk51j |
UTM Zone | 37P | UTM Easting | 550404.312877104 |
UTM Northing | 1491764.40735384 | Time Zone | Africa/Addis_Ababa |
Country | Ethiopia | Country Code | 251 |