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Metemma (Amharic: መተማ), also known as Metemma Yohannes, is a town in northwestern Ethiopia, on the border with Sudan. Located in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, Metemma has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 685 meters above sea level. Across the border is the corresponding Sudanese village of Gallabat.

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Place details

Locality
القلابات
Region
القضارف
Country
السودان
Population
25,600
Timezone
Africa/Addis_Ababa

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Metemma
Settlement.native_name
መተማ
Settlement.pushpin_map
Ethiopia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Ethiopia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Amhara Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Zone
Settlement.subdivision_name2
North Gondar Zone
Settlement.elevation_m
685
Settlement.population_total
5581
Settlement.population_as_of
2005 est.
Settlement.timezone
EAT
Settlement.utc_offset
+3
Settlement.settlement_type
Town

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Elevation
685
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7 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Origins
  • 20th century
  • 21st century
  • Demographics
  • Notes

Metemma (Amharic: መተማ), also known as Metemma Yohannes, is a town in northwestern Ethiopia, on the border with Sudan. Located in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, Metemma has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 685 meters above sea level. Across the border is the corresponding Sudanese village of Gallabat.

Metemma hosts an airport (ICAO code HAMM, IATA ETE).

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