Country: Ethiopia
Continent: Africa
Population: 141,433
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than one hundred thousand, Mekele is closest to Asmara and farthest from Honolulu (HI). The closest foreign city is Asmara and the farthest domestic city is Awassa. 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 |
 | Gondar, Ethiopia | 239 |
| Dessie, Ethiopia | 262 |
| Keren, Eritrea | 276 |
| Bahir Dar, Ethiopia | 309 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Honolulu (HI), United States of America | 15,720 |
 | Tauranga, New Zealand | 14,977 |
| Hamilton, New Zealand | 14,900 |
| Auckland, New Zealand | 14,891 |
| Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 14,732 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Asmara, Eritrea | 212 |
| Keren, Eritrea | 276 |
 | Kassala, Sudan | 396 |
| Al-Qadarif, Sudan | 446 |
 | Djibouti, Djibouti | 451 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Awassa, Ethiopia | 720 | | Jimma, Ethiopia | 705 | | Harar, Ethiopia | 547 | | Nazareth, Ethiopia | 546 | | Debre Zeit, Ethiopia | 528 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Asmara, Eritrea | 212 |
| Gondar, Ethiopia | 239 |
| Dessie, Ethiopia | 262 |
| Keren, Eritrea | 276 |
| Bahir Dar, Ethiopia | 309 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Praia, Cape Verde | 6,777 |  | Pikine, Senegal | 6,126 | | Guediawaye, Senegal | 6,126 | | Dakar, Senegal | 6,122 | | Rufisque, Senegal | 6,112 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Jizan, Saudi Arabia | 500 |
 | Sana'A, Yemen | 550 |
| Adan, Yemen | 582 |
| Abha, Saudi Arabia | 616 |
| Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia | 636 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Jayapura, Indonesia | 11,300 |  | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia | 10,651 |  | Kushiro, Japan | 10,173 | | Kitami, Japan | 10,105 | | Iwaki, Japan | 10,104 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Perth, Australia | 9,553 |
| Darwin, Australia | 10,480 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 11,685 |
| Cairns, Australia | 12,152 |
 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 12,163 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Tauranga, New Zealand | 14,977 | | Hamilton, New Zealand | 14,900 | | Auckland, New Zealand | 14,891 | | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 14,732 | | Wellington, New Zealand | 14,719 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Heraklion, Greece | 2,815 |
| Kallithea, Greece | 3,128 |
| Athens, Greece | 3,129 |
| Piraeus, Greece | 3,129 |
| Peristeri, Greece | 3,133 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Reykjavík, Iceland | 7,293 | | Murmansk, Russia | 6,178 |  | Cork, Ireland | 6,021 |  | Belfast, United Kingdom | 6,018 | | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 6,004 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | St. John's (NL), Canada | 9,076 |
| Halifax (NS), Canada | 9,970 |
| Saguenay (QC), Canada | 10,351 |
| Québec City (QC), Canada | 10,437 |
| Lévis (QC), Canada | 10,440 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM | | Honolulu (HI), United States of America | 15,720 |  | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | 14,711 | | Manzanillo, Mexico | 14,662 | | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | 14,621 | | Minatitlán, Mexico | 14,617 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Natal, Brazil | 8,522 |
| Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 8,524 |
| Parnamirim, Brazil | 8,531 |
| Santa Rita, Brazil | 8,537 |
| Paulista, Brazil | 8,550 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Piura, Peru | 13,408 | | Sullana, Peru | 13,406 | | Chiclayo, Peru | 13,359 |  | Santa Elena, Ecuador | 13,321 | | Manta, Ecuador | 13,305 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
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| Farthest City From | KM | |
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