Meki

Meki is a city in east-vital Ethiopia. Located in the Misraq Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a latitude and longitude of 8°nine′N 38°forty nine′E with an elevation of 1636 meters above sea level. Meki is the place of business of Dugda woreda. Visitors in early 1927 determined that there has been a form of bridge over the Meki River close to the town which could be crossed through a motorcar.

The bridge changed into the advent of a overseas farmer, who had changed a large tree trunk which had grown greater or much less throughout the river. News assets stated in March 1974 that, as part of the Ethiopian Revolution, peasants close to Meki rose up towards neighborhood landlords, settling antique grievances. At least 15 humans had been pronounced killed: approximately ten sufferers were hacked to demise with knives and spears, and the our bodies of three human beings had been determined in wells. The police regained manipulate after killing a dozen peasants and arresting loads. Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Meki has an expected general population of 36,597 of whom 18,422 are men and 18,175 are girls.