Yeki
Yeki is a woreda in South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, Ethiopia. Part of the Sheka Zone, Yeki is bordered on the south by the Bench Maji Zone, on the west by the Gambela Region, on the north by Amderacha, and on the east by the Keffa Zone.The name 'Yeki' is named after the name of Sheko chief.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 135,000 residents
- Description: district in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples‘ Region, Ethiopia
- Also known as: “Iechi” and “Yekī”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tepi.
Tepi
Town
Tepi is a town in southern Ethiopia. The vowels in the name are pronounced as in the English words tape and pea. Located in the Sheka Zone of the South West Ethiopia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of with a mean elevation of 1,097 meters above sea level. Tepi is situated 8 km east of Yeki.
Yeki
- Category: district of Ethiopia
- Location: South West Ethiopia Peoples’ Region, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
7.2° or 7° 12′ northLongitude
35.35° or 35° 21′ eastPopulation
135,000Elevation
1,280 metres (4,199 feet)Open location code
6GVQ682X+2XOpenStreetMap ID
node 1150980895OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
325910Wikidata ID
Q3572097
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Zulu—“Yeki” goes by many names.
- French: “woreda Yeki”
- French: “Yeki”
- Zulu: “Yeki (woreda)”
- Zulu: “Yeki”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mizan-Tepi University Tepi campus and Tepi campus.
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