Areka
Sign in to saveAreka (Ge'ez: አረካ, Wolayttattuwa: Arakka) is a city in southern Ethiopia. Located in some 300 kilo meters southwest of the capital, Addis Ababa. This city has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 1774 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Boloso Sore district.
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- Locality
- Areka
- Region
- ደቡብ ኢትዮጵያ ክልላዊ መንግስት South Ethiopia Regional State ولاية جنوب إثيوبيا الإقليمية
- Country
- ኢትዮጵያ
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- Instance of
- district of Ethiopia
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Located in
- Wolayita Zone
- Population
- +84500
- Area
- +14.871
- Elevation
- +1737
- Capital of
- Boloso Sore
- Image
- Araka.jpg
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Areka (Ge'ez: አረካ, Wolayttattuwa: Arakka) is a city in southern Ethiopia. Located in some 300 kilo meters southwest of the capital, Addis Ababa. This city has a latitude and longitude of 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 city in 1962. The Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research opened a center in Areka in 1985 dedicated to improving the yield of enset.