Areka
Areka
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City | |
Areka city main road | |
| 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 kilo meters 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 district.
Areka is served by a sub-office of the Ethiopian postal service. Areka was founded in 1959, and a primary school opened in the town in 1962. The Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research opened a center in Areka in 1985 dedicated to improving the yield of enset.