Haykota

{{Infobox settlement |official_name = Haykota |native_name = هاكوتا |settlement_type = Town |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Eritrea |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_mapsize = 250 |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Eritrea |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name = 25px Eritrea |subdivision_name1 = Gash-Barka |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = Haykota |established_title = |established_date = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |area_magnitude = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_land_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_urban_km2 = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of= |population_footnotes = |population_total = |population_urban = |population_metro = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_density_km2 = |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|15|10|54|N|37|04|29|E|region:ER-GB|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes= |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = Climate |blank_info = BSh |website = |footnotes = }} '''Haykota''' ({{langx|ar|هاكوتا}}) is a small town in the western Gash-Barka region of Eritrea.

==Overview== The town is situated near the location of a monument erected to memorialize Hamid Idris Awate, the man who started the Eritrean War of Independence.

==Economy== A dairy co-op that was built in the town plays a significant part in the local economy.

==References== {{Reflist}} *[http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-866099&fid=1682&c=eritrea Haykota, Eritrea]

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Category:Gash-Barka region Category:Populated places in Eritrea