Maychew

Maychew
ማይጨው (salt water)
Town and Woreda
Maychew
Location within Ethiopia
Maychew
Location within the Horn of Africa
Maychew
Location within Africa
Coordinates: 12°47′N 39°32′E / 12.783°N 39.533°E / 12.783; 39.533
Country Ethiopia
Region Tigray
ZoneDebubawi (Southern)
Elevation
2,479 m (8,133 ft)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
23,419
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Maychew, also Maichew (Tigrinya: ማይጨው, "salt water"), is a town and woreda in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. It is located at 665 km north of Addis Ababa along Ethiopian Highway 2. According to Ethiopia’s agro-ecological setting, Maychew and its environs are classified under the Weinadega (semi-temperate zone). Maychew is located in the endoreic basin of the Afar Triangle. The streams near Maychew do not reach the ocean.

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