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City profile · Ethiopia · Africa

Mer’āwī

City population
42,200
#92
in Ethiopia
#21
in Amhara
#13,298
worldwide
Addis AbabaMer’āwī
11.417, 37.167 · 317 km from Addis Ababa
City population
42,200
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Ethiopia
#92
of 232 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#13,298
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Ethiopia
0.0%
of the national population

About Mer’āwī

Mer’āwī is a city in Amhara, Ethiopia with a population of 42,200. It is the 92nd largest of the 232 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ethiopia, and the 13,298th largest worldwide. It lies 317 km from Addis Ababa.

Position in Ethiopia
#92of 232
LargestSmallest
Position in Amhara
#21of 54
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#21of 54
Distance to capital
to Addis Ababa
Elevation
2,000 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Addis_Ababa
Coordinates
11.417, 37.167
Record updated
2023-11-30
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 232 in Ethiopia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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