Mekelle

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1607

Global Rank

0.7

Power Score

Local Metro

% of Country Score

4.6%


Share

Ethiopia • Africa • Language power • Time zone Africa/Addis_Ababa UTC+3

Population
588K
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
7,731 km² (2,985 mi²)
Density
76/km² (197/mi²)

Primary city Mekelle

State / province Tigray

Language Tigrinya

Mekelle metro area

13.50, 39.48
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

2 teams

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams2 teams

Football/Soccer • Ethiopia

Mekelle 70 Enderta

Mekelle • Level: 1

Football/Soccer • Ethiopia

Shire Endaselassie

Mekelle • Level: 1

Languages of Mekelle

Tigrinya first in Tigray; 2 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoTigrinya
AdministrativeTigrinya
NationalAmharic
English reach, Tigray
43%
Tier 3 country

Tigray on the languages board · Language power

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#1742

Mekelle University

Mekelle, Ethiopia