# Meki

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**Meki** (Amharic: *መቂ*; om: *Maqii*) is a town in east-central [Ethiopia](/source/Ethiopia). Located in the [East Shewa Zone](/source/Misraq_Shewa_Zone) of the [Oromia Region](/source/Oromia_Region), it has a latitude and longitude of [8°9′N 38°49′E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=8_9_N_38_49_E) with an elevation of 1636 meters above sea level. Meki is the administrative center of [Dugda](/source/Dugda_(woreda)) [woreda](/source/Woreda).

## History

Visitors in early 1927 found that there was a kind of bridge over the [Meki River](/source/Meki_River) near the town which could be crossed by a motorcar. The bridge was the creation of a foreign farmer, who had modified a large tree trunk which had grown more or less across the river.[1]

News sources reported in March 1974 that, as part of the [Derg](/source/Derg), peasants near Meki rose up against local landlords, settling old grievances. At least 15 persons were reportedly killed: about ten victims had been hacked to death with knives and spears, and the bodies of three people were found in wells. The police regained control after killing a dozen peasants and arresting hundreds.[1]

## Demographics

Based on figures from the [Central Statistical Agency](/source/Central_Statistical_Agency_(Ethiopia)) in 2005, Meki has an estimated total population of 36,597 of whom 18,422 are men and 18,175 are women.[2] The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 20,460 of whom 9,991 were males and 10,469 were females.

## Catholic Church services

The [Apostolic Vicariate of Meki](/source/Apostolic_Vicariate_of_Meki) of the [Catholic Church](/source/Roman_Catholicism_in_Ethiopia) has its headquarters in Meki, which also runs a local high school in the town, [Meki Catholic School (MCS)](/source/Meki_Catholic_School_(MCS)), and the Community of Saint Paul, a Catholic [Association of the Christian faithful](/source/Association_of_the_Christian_faithful), has a presence there.[3] The Kidist Mariam Pastoral Centre provides training courses for vulnerable women including food preparation, tailoring and hairdressing.[4]

## References

1. ["Local History in Ethiopia"](http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/B/ORTBAL.pdf)[dead link] The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 10 January 2008)

1. [CSA 2005 National Statistics](http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080731152750/http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm) July 31, 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Table B.4

1. Community of Saint Paul, [Who we are](https://www.comsp.org/en/presentacionCSP/quienes-somos.html), accessed 26 November 2022

1. Catholic Mission, [Kidist Mariam Pastoral Centre (Phase II)](https://www.catholicmission.org.au/see-our-work-in-action/kidist-mariam-pastoral-centre-phase-ii), accessed 26 November 2022

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