1.1 Location

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.  Its astronomical location is 13º32’’North latitude and 39º28’ East longitude.

1.2 Foundation

Mekele was founded in 1876. Mekele is one of the reform towns in the region and has a city administration, municipality, 7 sub-cities, 33 kebelles and 105 Ketenas. The town has a structural plan which was prepared in 2007.