Meteka

Coordinates: 9°52′N 40°31′E / 9.867°N 40.517°E / 9.867; 40.517
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Meteka
Administrative Zone 3
Population
 (2005)
 • Total1,579 (est)

Meteka is a town in north-eastern Ethiopia. Located in

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

  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


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