Country: Ethiopia
Continent: Africa
Population: 141,433
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than one million, Mekele is closest to Addis Ababa and farthest from Auckland. The closest foreign city is Sana'A 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 | |
|---|---|---|
 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 501 |
 | Sana'A, Yemen | 550 |
 | Omdurman, Sudan | 790 |
 | Makkah, Saudi Arabia | 877 |
| Jiddah, Saudi Arabia | 891 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 14,891 |
 | Zapopan, Mexico | 14,470 |
| Guadalajara, Mexico | 14,468 |
| Tijuana, Mexico | 14,337 |
 | San Diego (CA), United States of America | 14,323 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Sana'A, Yemen | 550 |
| Omdurman, Sudan | 790 |
| Makkah, Saudi Arabia | 877 |
| Jiddah, Saudi Arabia | 891 |
 | Mogadishu, Somalia | 1,423 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 501 |
| Omdurman, Sudan | 790 |
| Mogadishu, Somalia | 1,423 |
 | Kampala, Uganda | 1,644 |
 | Nairobi, Kenya | 1,661 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Dakar, Senegal | 6,122 |  | Conakry, Guinea | 5,805 |  | El-Jadida, Morocco | 5,313 | | Casablanca, Morocco | 5,237 | | Marrakech, Morocco | 5,230 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Sana'A, Yemen | 550 |
| Makkah, Saudi Arabia | 877 |
| Jiddah, Saudi Arabia | 891 |
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1,456 |
 | Basra, Iraq | 2,069 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Sendai, Japan | 10,061 | | Kawasaki, Japan | 10,052 | | Yokohama, Japan | 10,049 | | Tokyo, Japan | 10,046 | | Saitama, Japan | 10,036 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Perth, Australia | 9,553 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 11,685 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 12,275 |
| Sydney, Australia | 12,837 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 13,005 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Auckland, New Zealand | 14,891 | | Brisbane, Australia | 13,005 | | Sydney, Australia | 12,837 | | Melbourne, Australia | 12,275 | | Adelaide, Australia | 11,685 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Istanbul, Turkey | 3,215 |
 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 3,590 |
 | Bucharest, Romania | 3,657 |
 | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 3,739 |
 | Belgrade, Serbia | 3,912 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 5,666 | | London, United Kingdom | 5,504 | | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 5,209 |  | Paris, France | 5,189 |  | Madrid, Spain | 5,146 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Montreal (QC), Canada | 10,660 |
| New York (NY), United States of America | 10,926 |
| Philadelphia (PA), United States of America | 11,052 |
| Toronto (ON), Canada | 11,165 |
 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 11,522 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM | | Zapopan, Mexico | 14,470 | | Guadalajara, Mexico | 14,468 | | Tijuana, Mexico | 14,337 | | San Diego (CA), United States of America | 14,323 | | León, Mexico | 14,301 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Recife, Brazil | 8,554 |
| Salvador, Brazil | 9,086 |
| Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 9,849 |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 9,861 |
| Brasilia, Brazil | 10,147 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 13,251 |  | Lima, Peru | 13,162 | | Quito, Ecuador | 13,047 |  | Cali, Colombia | 12,724 |  | Santiago, Chile | 12,687 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the closest city of any other city | ||
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||