Country: Ethiopia
Continent: Africa
Population: 141,433
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, Mekele is closest to Asmara and farthest from Auckland. The closest foreign city is Asmara and the farthest domestic city is Addis Ababa. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Mekele is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Asmara, Eritrea | 212 |
 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 501 |
 | Sana'A, Yemen | 550 |
| Adan, Yemen | 582 |
 | Khartoum, Sudan | 782 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 14,891 |
 | Zapopan, Mexico | 14,470 |
| Guadalajara, Mexico | 14,468 |
| Tlaquepaque, Mexico | 14,468 |
| Culiacán Rosales, Mexico | 14,458 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Asmara, Eritrea | 212 |
| Sana'A, Yemen | 550 |
| Adan, Yemen | 582 |
| Khartoum, Sudan | 782 |
| Khartoum North, Sudan | 784 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 501 | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Asmara, Eritrea | 212 |
| Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 501 |
| Khartoum, Sudan | 782 |
| Khartoum North, Sudan | 784 |
| Omdurman, Sudan | 790 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Pikine, Senegal | 6,126 | | Dakar, Senegal | 6,122 | | Mbour, Senegal | 6,083 | | Thiès, Senegal | 6,074 |  | Nouakchott, Mauritania | 5,942 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Sana'A, Yemen | 550 |
| Adan, Yemen | 582 |
 | At-Ta'If, Saudi Arabia | 866 |
| Makkah, Saudi Arabia | 877 |
| Jiddah, Saudi Arabia | 891 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Chiba, Japan | 10,085 | | Funabashi, Japan | 10,071 | | Sendai, Japan | 10,061 | | Kawasaki, Japan | 10,052 | | Yokohama, Japan | 10,049 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Perth, Australia | 9,553 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 11,685 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 12,275 |
| Sydney, Australia | 12,837 |
| Newcastle, Australia | 12,891 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Auckland, New Zealand | 14,891 | | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 13,055 | | Brisbane, Australia | 13,005 | | Newcastle, Australia | 12,891 | | Sydney, Australia | 12,837 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Athens, Greece | 3,129 |
 | Istanbul, Turkey | 3,215 |
 | Makhachkala, Russia | 3,358 |
| Krasnodar, Russia | 3,497 |
 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 3,590 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 6,004 |  | Dublin, Ireland | 5,966 | | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 5,666 |  | Oslo, Norway | 5,664 | | London, United Kingdom | 5,504 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Québec City (QC), Canada | 10,437 |
 | Boston (MA), United States of America | 10,626 |
| Montreal (QC), Canada | 10,660 |
| Ottawa (ON), Canada | 10,814 |
| New York (NY), United States of America | 10,926 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM | | Zapopan, Mexico | 14,470 | | Guadalajara, Mexico | 14,468 | | Tlaquepaque, Mexico | 14,468 | | Culiacán Rosales, Mexico | 14,458 | | Acapulco, Mexico | 14,435 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Natal, Brazil | 8,522 |
| Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 8,524 |
| Recife, Brazil | 8,554 |
| Maceió, Brazil | 8,694 |
| Fortaleza, Brazil | 8,821 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Chiclayo, Peru | 13,359 | | Trujillo, Peru | 13,300 |  | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 13,251 | | Callao, Peru | 13,169 | | Lima, Peru | 13,162 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the closest city of any other city | ||
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||