Mekane Selam

Mekane Selam መካነ ሰላም
Mekane Selam Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 10°44′57″N 38°45′38″E / 10.74917°N 38.76056°E / 10.74917; 38.76056
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Amhara Region
Zone	South Wollo Zone
Elevation	1,827 m (5,994 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Total	8,481 (est)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Mekane Selam (Amharic: መካነ ሰላም) is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the South Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 10°45′N 38°45′E / 10.750°N 38.750°E / 10.750; 38.750 with an elevation of 1827 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Borena woreda. The city is bordered by Eastern Gojjam in the west, Kelala and Wogide in the south, Leganbo (Akesta) in the east and Sayint (Agibar) in the north.

Mekane Selam hosts an airport ( IATA code MKS) with an unpaved runway, the former destination of scheduled flights by Ethiopian Airlines. The airport has not been operational for the last 20 and above years. It is also reportedly the western most community accessible by car in Wollo. The nearby geology is characterized by an outcropping of basaltic rocks that have been reused in local buildings.^[1]