Melka Chireti is a town in southeastern Ethiopia. Located in the Afder Zone of the Somali Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 5.3333°N 47°W with an altitude of 321 meters above sea level.[1]
The NGO Médecins Sans Frontières operates a clinic in Melka Chireti.[2]
This woreda is primarily inhabited by Gaadsan clan of Somali.[3]
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Melka Chireti has an estimated total population of 8,903, of whom 4,841 were men and 4,062 were women.[4] The 1997 national census reported a total population for this town of 5,967, of whom 3,198 were men and 2,769 were women. The predominant ethnic group reported in Melka Chireti was the Somali (99.64% of the population).[5] It is the largest town in Chereti woreda.
Major towns in Chereti include Ara-arba, Gurro, Habal-alan, Ducanle, and Janale.