Mekoni

Mekoni, also Mehoni (Ge'ez: መኾኒ or መሆኒ), is a town in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. "Mekoni" (pronounced as 'Me-koni') is located at 657 km north of Addis Ababa along Ethiopian Highway 2 which runs to Mekelle (the capital city of Tigray region), Adigrat, Aksum, Shire and Humera with an altitude of 2479 m.

Mekoni መኾኒ
Town
Mekoni Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 12°48.17′N 39°38.754′E
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Tigray
Zone	Dubawi (Southern)
Woreda	Raya Azebo
Elevation	2,479 m (8,133 ft)
Population  (2007)
• Total	9,419
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Economy

The town's economy is agriculturally focused. In recent years, there have been construction of irrigated and terraced farming in order to fight  desertification.^[1]