Meki ( am, መቂ; om, Maqii) is a town in east-central
Ethiopia. Located in the
East Shewa Zone of the
Oromia Region, it has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1636 meters above sea level. Meki is the administrative center of
Dugda
Dugda (also known as Deonagar) is a census town in the Chandrapura CD block in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district in the state of Jharkhand, India. It is a small township, constructed during the 1970s, situated under the foot of s ...
woreda.
History
Visitors in early 1927 found that there was a kind of bridge over the
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.
["Local History in Ethiopia"]
The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 10 January 2008)
News sources reported in March 1974 that, as part of the
Derg
The Derg (also spelled Dergue; , ), officially the Provisional Military Administrative Council (PMAC), was the military junta that ruled Ethiopia, then including present-day Eritrea, from 1974 to 1987, when the military leadership formally " c ...
, 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.
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Demographics
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency
The Central Statistical Agency (CSA; Amharic: ማዕከላዊ ስታቲስቲክስ ኤጀንሲ) is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth ...
in 2005, Meki has an estimated total population of 36,597 of whom 18,422 are men and 18,175 are
women. 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
The Apostolic Vicariate of Meki ( la, Vicariatus Apostolicus Mekviensis) is a Latin Catholic apostolic vicariate located in Meki, Ethiopia.
History
* March 6, 1980: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Meki from the Apostolic Vicariate of Hara ...
of the Catholic Church has its headquarters in Meki, which also runs a local high school in the town, Meki Catholic School (MCS)
Meki Catholic School is a school in Meki, Ethiopia.
The economical background of the society has kept the school dependent on subsidies from the Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Meki.
MCS has been run by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, an ...
, and the Community of Saint Paul, a Catholic Association of the Christian faithful, has a presence there. The Kidist Mariam Pastoral Centre provides training courses for vulnerable women including food preparation, tailoring and hairdressing.[Catholic Mission]
Kidist Mariam Pastoral Centre (Phase II)
accessed 26 November 2022
References
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Populated places in the Oromia Region
Ethiopia
Cities and towns in Ethiopia