There are 512 manufacturing industries, 280 wholesale trades, 7887 retail trades, five fuel stations, nine banks and four branch micro financial institution in the town. The town serves as regional administration, trade, education and investment center. The prevailing wind direction is east to west and the principal natural constraints for the physical expansion of the town are the sloppy areas found in the north and east directions. Its altitude is 2150-2500m above sea level its mean annual temperature is 11.1-24✬ and mean annual rainfall is 671 mm. The area of Mekele city is 20,605.11 ha and it is oval shaped town. Average household size in the town is 3.3. The town has a structural plan which was prepared in 2007.Īccording to the Central Statistical Authority projection of 2011, the population of the town was 261,168. Mekele is one of the reform towns in the region and has a city administration, municipality, 7 sub-cities, 33 kebelles and 105 Ketenas. Its location is 13✣2’’North latitude and 39✢8’ East longitude. Mekele town is located in the northern part of Ethiopia in Tigray National Regional State, Mekele Zone at a distance of 783 km from Addis Ababa. It is the capital of the Tigray region and has a population of 200,000. Mekele, also spelled Makalle, is in the Tigrayan Highlands in Ethiopia.
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