Areka

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Areka (also known as Areka Ancheto) is a town in southeastern Ethiopia. Located in the Semien Omo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 7°4′N, 37°42′E and an elevation of 1774 meters above sea level.

Areka is served by a sub-office of the Ethiopian postal service.[1]

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 22,277, of whom 10,783 were males and 11,494 were females.[2] 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. It is the largest of three towns in Boloso Sore woreda.

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  1. ^ "Local History in Ethiopia" (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 20 November 2007)
  2. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4
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