Mekoy

Mekoy (Amharic: መኮይ) is a town in north-eastern Ethiopia, located in the Antsokiyana Gemza woreda of the Semien Shewa Zone in the Amhara Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 10°43′N 39°45′E. It is the administrative center of Antsokiya na Gemza woreda. The town is to be served by a station on the Awash–Weldiya Railway.

Mekoy መኮይ
Mekoy Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 10°43′N 39°45′E
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Amhara
Zone	Semien (North) Shewa
Woreda	Antsokiyana Gemza
Elevation	2,105 m (6,906 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Total	7,487
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Based on figures from the 2007 census in 2005, Mekoy has an estimated total population of 6,619, of whom 3,249 were males and 3,370 were females.[1]