Areka
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City | |
Coordinates: 7°04′15.5″N 37°42′27.3″E / 7.070972°N 37.707583°E | |
Country | Ethiopia |
Region | South Ethiopia Regional State |
Zone | Wolaita |
District | Boloso Sore |
Government | |
• Mayor | Demeke Dejene (Prosperity Party) |
Elevation | 1,774 m (5,820 ft) |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 88,346 |
• Male | 42,561 |
• Female | 45,785 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Areka (Ge'ez: አረካ) is a city in southern Ethiopia. Located in some 300 kilometres southwest of the capital, Addis Ababa. This town has a latitude and longitude of 7°4′N 37°42′E / 7.067°N 37.700°E and an elevation of 1774 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Boloso Sore woreda.
Areka is served by a sub-office of the Ethiopian postal service.[1] Areka was founded in 1959, and a primary school opened in the town in 1962.[2] The Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research opened a center in Areka in 1985 dedicated to improving the yield of enset.[3]