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Mekoy (Amharic: መኮይ) is a town in north-eastern Ethiopia, located in the Antsokiyana Gemza woreda of the Semien Shewa Zone in the Amhara Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 10°43′N 39°45′E / 10.717°N 39.750°E. It is the administrative center of Antsokiya na Gemza woreda. The town is to be served by a station on the Awash–Weldiya Railway.
Mekoy
መኮይ | |
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  Mekoy Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 10°43′N 39°45′E / 10.717°N 39.750°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Amhara |
| Zone | Semien (North) Shewa |
| Woreda | Antsokiyana Gemza |
| Elevation | 2,105 m (6,906 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 7,487 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Based on figures from the 2007 census in 2005, Mekoy has an estimated total population of 6,619, of whom 3,249 were males and 3,370 were females.[1]
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- ^ "Census 2007 - Amhara Region". Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia). Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.