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Mekoni, also Mehoni (Ge'ez: መኾኒ or መሆኒ), is a town in the Tigray RegionofEthiopia. "Mekoni" (pronounced as 'Me-koni') is located at 657 km north of Addis Ababa along Ethiopian Highway 2 which runs to Mekelle (the capital city of Tigray region), Adigrat, Aksum, Shire and Humera with an altitude of 2479 m.
Mekoni
መኾኒ
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Town
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  Mekoni Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 12°48.17′N 39°38.754′E / 12.80283°N 39.645900°E / 12.80283; 39.645900 | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Tigray |
| Zone | Dubawi (Southern) |
| Woreda | Raya Azebo |
| Elevation | 2,479 m (8,133 ft) |
| Population
(2007)
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| • Total | 9,419 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
The town's economy is agriculturally focused. In recent years, there have been construction of irrigated and terraced farming in order to fight desertification.[1]
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