Adi Mehameday (, ''adi me'ha'me'day'') is a small village town in
Asgede
Asgede () is a woreda in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Mi'irabawi Zone, Asgede is bordered along the south by the Tekeze River which separates the woreda on the south from Tselemti and to the west and northwest by Tahtay Adyabo, o ...
wereda in the
Northwestern Zone
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of
Tigray Regional State of
Ethiopia
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. Adi Mehameday is located about North West of
Mekelle
Mekelle ( ti, መቐለ, am, መቀሌ, mäqälle, mek’elē) or Mekele is a special zone and capital of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Mekelle was formerly the capital of Enderta awraja in Tigray. It is located around north of the Ethiopi ...
.
Adi Mehameday is bordered along the south and southwest by the
Tekezé River
The Tekezé or Täkkäze River ( amh, ተከዜ, ti, ተከዘ; originally meaning "river" in Ge’ez, ), also spelled Takkaze, is a major river of Ethiopia. For part of its course it forms a section of the westernmost border of Ethiopia and Eri ...
which separates the town from
Tselemti
Tselemti () is an Ethiopian District, or ''woreda'', in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Mi'irabawi (North Western) Zone, Tselemti is bordered on the south by the Amhara Region, on the west by the Mi'irabawi Zone, on the north ...
and to the west by Tabia
Dedebit. To the north is Deguadugugni, and to the east by
May Tel River. Major village towns are Adi Mehameday,
Adi Hilina,
Sifra Mariyam,
May Tselwadu.
Demographics
Based on a 2021 unpublished census report, this town has a total population of 9548 out of which 4969 are male and 4578 are female. Most of the settlements are three to five individuals per household.
Climate
Adi Mehameday is characterized as semiarid to arid climatic regions. The average annual temperature for the region, in general, varies from 24 - 29 °C. Records obtained show temperature maxima of and minima of . November and December are the coldest months. There are two rainy periods: June to September with highest seasonal rainfall being and February to April is about .
Economy
Gum-resin produced and exported from Adi Mehameday.
References
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Populated places in the Tigray Region