Official Name: | Maimekden |
Other Name: | May Mekden, Maymagden, Macden, Mai Macdem, M. Makdam, M. Mäqdäm[1] |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Ethiopia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Ethiopia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ethiopia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Zone |
Subdivision Name2: | Debub Misraqawi (Southeastern) |
Subdivision Type3: | Woreda |
Subdivision Name3: | Kilte Awulaelo |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 13.5833°N 73°W |
Elevation M: | 2208 |
Maimekden (or May Mekden) is a village in Tigray Region, located 27 kilometers south of Wukro. It is located on the crossing of Ethiopian Highway 2 and the Mai Mekden river.
In Imperial times, Maimekden used to be the administrative center of the Wenberta woreda, part of the Enderta Province. Nowadays, the new Wenberta district has its center in the town of Atsbi and Maimekden is located in the Kilte Awulaelo district with Wukro as its administrative center.