Melka Chireti is a town in southeastern Ethiopia. Located in the Afder Zone of the Somali Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 05°20′N 42°05′E / 5.333°N 42.083°E with an altitude of 321 meters above sea level. [1]
The NGO Médecins Sans Frontières operates a clinic in Melka Chireti. [2]
This woreda is primarily inhabited by Gaadsan clan of Somali. [3]
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Melka Chireti has an estimated total population of 8,903, of whom 4,841 were men and 4,062 were women. [4] The 1997 national census reported a total population for this town of 5,967, of whom 3,198 were men and 2,769 were women. The predominant ethnic group reported in Melka Chireti was the Somali (99.64% of the population). [5] It is the largest town in Chereti woreda.
Major towns in Chereti include Ara-arba, Gurro, Habal-alan, Ducanle, and Janale.
Melka Chireti is a town in southeastern Ethiopia. Located in the Afder Zone of the Somali Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 05°20′N 42°05′E / 5.333°N 42.083°E with an altitude of 321 meters above sea level. [1]
The NGO Médecins Sans Frontières operates a clinic in Melka Chireti. [2]
This woreda is primarily inhabited by Gaadsan clan of Somali. [3]
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Melka Chireti has an estimated total population of 8,903, of whom 4,841 were men and 4,062 were women. [4] The 1997 national census reported a total population for this town of 5,967, of whom 3,198 were men and 2,769 were women. The predominant ethnic group reported in Melka Chireti was the Somali (99.64% of the population). [5] It is the largest town in Chereti woreda.
Major towns in Chereti include Ara-arba, Gurro, Habal-alan, Ducanle, and Janale.