Areka
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Areka is a town in southern part of Ethiopia
. Located in the Wolaita Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region some 300 kilometers 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
woreda
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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.
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency
in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 22,277, of whom 10,783 are men and 11,494 are women. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 12,294 of whom 5,970 were males and 6,324 were females.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. Located in the Wolaita Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region some 300 kilometers 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
Boloso Sore
Boloso Sore is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Wolayita Zone, Boloso Sore is bordered on the south by Sodo Zuria, on the southwest by Kindo Koysha, on the west by the Dawro Zone, on the north by the Kembata Tembaro Zone, on...
woreda
Woreda
Woreda is an administrative division of Ethiopia , equivalent to a district . Woredas are composed of a number of Kebele, or neighborhood associations, which are the smallest unit of local government in Ethiopia...
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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
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research
The Ethiopian Agricultural Research Institute has evolved through several stages since its first initiation during the late 1940s, following the establishment of agricultural and technical school of Ambo and Jimma...
opened a center in Areka in 1985 dedicated to improving the yield of enset.
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency
Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia)
The Central Statistical Agency is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. It is part of the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and...
in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 22,277, of whom 10,783 are men and 11,494 are women. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 12,294 of whom 5,970 were males and 6,324 were females.