Areka

Areka
City
Areka city main road
Areka city main road
Areka is located in Ethiopia
Areka
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
ZoneWolaita
DistrictBoloso Sore
Government
 • MayorDemeke Dejene (Prosperity Party)
Elevation
1,774 m (5,820 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
88,346
 • Male
42,561
 • Female
45,785
Time zoneUTC+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

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.

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
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Notes

  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.