Areka

City in southern Ethiopia

City in South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia

Areka

* Arakka Ambbaa (Wolaytta)

* አረካ (Amharic)

City

Areka city main road

Areka

Map showing Areka in Ethiopia

Coordinates: 7°04′15.5″N 37°42′27.3″E﻿ / ﻿7.070972°N 37.707583°E﻿ / 7.070972; 37.707583
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 / 7.067; 37.700 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]

## Demographics

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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

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

Climate data for Areka

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 29.9
(85.8)  | 30.5
(86.9)  | 30.0
(86.0)  | 28.6
(83.5)  | 27.6
(81.7)  | 25.7
(78.3)  | 23.7
(74.7)  | 24.0
(75.2)  | 26.2
(79.2)  | 27.9
(82.2)  | 29.3
(84.7)  | 29.6
(85.3)  | 27.8
(82.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 21.1
(70.0)  | 22.0
(71.6)  | 21.8
(71.2)  | 21.3
(70.3)  | 20.5
(68.9)  | 19.5
(67.1)  | 18.5
(65.3)  | 18.6
(65.5)  | 19.7
(67.5)  | 20.1
(68.2)  | 20.8
(69.4)  | 20.5
(68.9)  | 20.4
(68.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 12.4
(54.3)  | 13.5
(56.3)  | 13.7
(56.7)  | 14.0
(57.2)  | 13.5
(56.3)  | 13.4
(56.1)  | 13.3
(55.9)  | 13.2
(55.8)  | 13.3
(55.9)  | 12.4
(54.3)  | 12.3
(54.1)  | 11.5
(52.7)  | 13.0
(55.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches)  | 36
(1.4)  | 44
(1.7)  | 103
(4.1)  | 126
(5.0)  | 150
(5.9)  | 146
(5.7)  | 200
(7.9)  | 187
(7.4)  | 142
(5.6)  | 95
(3.7)  | 41
(1.6)  | 20
(0.8)  | 1,290
(50.8)
Source: Climate-data.org

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Araka.

* Africa portal

## Notes

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1. ^ "Local History of Ethiopia" Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 22 April 2022)
2. ^ "Ethiopian Village Studies: Gara Godo" Archived 2009-12-20 at the Wayback Machine, Centre for the Study of African Economies, p. 3 (accessed 11 August 2009)
3. ^ "Research Centers". EARI. Archived from the original on April 23, 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
4. ^ "Population size of towns by sex as of July 2023" (PDF). www.statsethiopia.gov.et.

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