Meteka

Meteka
Meteka
	Meteka Location in Ethiopia
	Coordinates: 9°52′N 40°31′E / 9.867°N 40.517°E
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Afar Region
Zone	Administrative Zone 3
Population (2005)
• Total	1,579 (est)

Meteka is a town in north-eastern Ethiopia. Located in Administrative Zone 3 of the Afar Region, 30 kilometers south of Gewane, it has a latitude and longitude of 9°52′N 40°31′E / 9.867°N 40.517°E / 9.867; 40.517 with an elevation of 628 meters above sea level. It is one of two towns in Gewane woreda.

Meteka marks the southern boundary of the Meteka Wetlands, a marshy portion of the lowlands of the Awash River. Ten kilometers west of the town is Lake Hertali.^[1]

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 1579, of whom 879 are men and 700 are women.^[2]

References

^ Philip Briggs, Ethiopia: The Bradt Travel Guide, third edition (Chalfont St Peters: Bradt, 2002), p. 342
^ CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived 2008-07-31 at the Wayback Machine, Table B.4

This article about a location in the Afar Region of Ethiopia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Philip Briggs, Ethiopia: The Bradt Travel Guide, third edition (Chalfont St Peters: Bradt, 2002), p. 342

[2] CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived 2008-07-31 at the Wayback Machine, Table B.4

[1]

[2]