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City profile · Ethiopia · Africa

Sek’ot’a

City population
50,300
#73
in Ethiopia
#13
in Amhara
#11,360
worldwide
Addis AbabaSek’ot’a
12.631, 39.035 · 402 km from Addis Ababa
City population
50,300
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Ethiopia
#73
of 232 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#11,360
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Ethiopia
0.0%
of the national population

About Sek’ot’a

Sek’ot’a is a city in Amhara, Ethiopia with a population of 50,300. It is the 73rd largest of the 232 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ethiopia, and the 11,360th largest worldwide. It lies 402 km from Addis Ababa.

Position in Ethiopia
#73of 232
LargestSmallest
Position in Amhara
#13of 54
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#13of 54
Distance to capital
to Addis Ababa
Elevation
2,240 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Addis_Ababa
Coordinates
12.631, 39.035
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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