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City in Wolaita, Ethiopia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Areka
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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 and an elevation of 1774 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Boloso Sore district.

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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]

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Demographics

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2023, this town has an estimated total population of 88,346 of whom 42,561 are men and 45,785 are women.[4]

Climate

Areka features a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with average annual rainfall around 1,290 millimetres or 51 inches.

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