Meteka

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

Meteka is a town in northeastern 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; 40.517Coordinates: 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

1. ^ Philip Briggs, Ethiopia: The Bradt Travel Guide, third edition (Chalfont St Peters: Bradt, 2002), p. 342
2. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4