Merawi, Ethiopia

Merawi
መርዓዊ (in Amharic)
Mer'Awi
City
Merawi is located in Ethiopia
Merawi
Merawi
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 11°24′31″N 37°9′39″E / 11.40861°N 37.16083°E / 11.40861; 37.16083
CountryEthiopia
RegionAmhara
WoredaWest Gojjam
Towns of West GojjamMerawi
Area
 • Total19 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation
1,901 m (6,237 ft)
Population
 (2021(est.))[1]
 • Total40,094
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Area code(+251) 58 330

Merawi (Amharic: መርዓዊ) is a city located 30 kilometers south of Bahir Dar, Amhara Region's capital in north-western Ethiopia, in what was previously Bahir Dar Awraja of Gojjam province. The town also hosts the seat of Mecha Woreda administration.

  1. ^ "Population Size by Sex, Region, Zone and Wereda: July 2023" (PDF). Stats Ethiopia. Retrieved 26 August 2023.