Mekele

Summary

Mekele is a city^[1]. Mekele has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Mekele is located in Tigray Region^[3].
• Mekele is in the country of Ethiopia^[4].
• Mekele's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Mekele's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Mekele's instance of is recorded as special district of Ethiopia^[7].
• Mekele's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ramla^[8].
• Mekele's twinned administrative body is recorded as Witten^[9].
• Mekele's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bayburt^[10].
• Mekele's Commons category is recorded as Mek'ele^[11].
• Mekele's located in time zone is recorded as East Africa Time^[12].
• Mekele's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[13].
• Mekele's local dialing code is recorded as 34^[14].
• Mekele's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 13.496944444444445, 'lon': 39.47694444444444}^[15].
• Mekele's significant event is recorded as Battle of Mek'ele^[16].
• Mekele's official website is recorded as http://www.mekelleadministration.gov.et/^[17].
• Mekele's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mekelle^[18].
• Mekele has a population of {'amount': '+323700'}^[19].
• Mekele has a population of {'amount': '+215914'}^[20].
• Mekele has a population of {'amount': '+96938'}^[21].
• Mekele has a population of {'amount': '+61583'}^[22].
• Mekele's capital of is recorded as Tigray Region^[23].
• Mekele's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ti', 'text': 'መቐለ'}^[24].
• Mekele's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'am', 'text': 'መቀሌ'}^[25].
• Mekele's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Mek'ele^[26].
• Mekele's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ti', 'text': 'መቐለ'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Mekele is in the country of Ethiopia^[4]. Mekele is located in Tigray Region^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Mekele covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+24.44'}^[28]. Mekele sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2084'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+323700'}^[19], {'amount': '+215914'}^[20], {'amount': '+96938'}^[21], and {'amount': '+61583'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5], big city^[6], and special district of Ethiopia^[7].

Why It Matters

Mekele has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Mekele is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]