Maychew

Maychew, also Maichew, is a town and woreda in the of Ethiopia. It is located at 665 km north of along Ethiopian Highway 2. According to Ethiopia’s agro-ecological setting, Maychew and its environs are classified under the Weinadega.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 49,600 residents
  • Description: town in Tigray, Ethiopia
  • Also known as: “Mai Chio”, “Mai Ciò”, “Mai Keu”, “Maitchew”, “Maych’awu”, “Maych’Awu”, and “ማይ ጨው / Maychew”

Maychew

Latitude
12.78412° or 12° 47′ 3″ north
Longitude
39.53934° or 39° 32′ 22″ east
Population
49,600
Elevation
2,400 metres (7,874 feet)
Open location code
7G4XQGMQ+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 706520810
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
331416
Wiki­data ID
Q3111786
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Zulu—“Maychew” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ማይጨው”
  • Cebuano: “Maych’ew”
  • Dutch: “Maychew”
  • Finnish: “Maychew”
  • French: “Maychew”
  • Irish: “Maychew”
  • Italian: “Mai Ceu”
  • Japanese: “マイチュー”
  • Polish: “Majczeu”
  • Romanian: “Maychew”
  • Russian: “Май-Чоу”
  • Russian: “Мэйчев”
  • Spanish: “Mai Ceu”
  • Swedish: “Maych’ew”
  • Urdu: “مائیشیو”
  • Zulu: “Maichew”

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Highlights: Maychew Technical College and Bokura.

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