Tigray, Ethiopia
Facts and figures on Tigray at a glance
Region name: Tigray (Tigray Region)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 5,443,000 people
Country: Ethiopia
Continent: Africa
The regional headquarters of Tigray (Tigray Region) is located in the regional capital Mek'ele (Mek'ele) with a population of 436,910 people.
The distance as the crow flies from Tigray's regional capital Mek'ele to Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa (Addis Ababa) is approximately 502 km (312 mi).
Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
Tigray Tigray Region | 5,443,000 people | Mek'ele Mek'ele | 436,910 people |
Compare with other regions in Ethiopia.
Map of Tigray
Information on Tigray
Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
Tigray Tigray Region | Mek'ele Mek'ele | 8 | Ethiopia | Africa |
Time in Tigray
Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 - 7:51am (07:51h) | No | Thu, 25 Apr 2024 - 7:51am (07:51h) | UTC +3.0 | Africa/Addis_Ababa |
Geographic coordinates of Tigray
Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
Show on map | 14°10'00.0"N (14.1666700°) | 38°49'60.0"E (38.8333300°) |
Subregions in Tigray
There are 8 administrative subregions in Tigray.Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
Central Tigray Zone Central Tigray Zone | 1. | - | - | - |
Eastern Tigray Zone Eastern Tigray Zone | 2. | - | - | - |
Mekelle Mekelle | 3. | - | - | - |
Mi'irabawi Zone Mi'irabawi Zone | 4. | - | - | - |
North Western Tigray North Western Tigray | 5. | - | - | - |
Southeastern Tigray Zone Southeastern Tigray Zone | 6. | 400,000 | - | - |
Southern Tigray Zone Southern Tigray Zone | 7. | 1,239,988 | - | - |
Western Western | 8. | - | - | - |