Āreka, Ethiopia
አረካ
Āreka is a town of 84,500 people in South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia.
Why visit Āreka
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 2 parks and trails, 3 places to eat, 11 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Weather in Āreka
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About Āreka
Areka (Ge'ez: አረካ, Wolayttattuwa: Arakka) is a city in southern Ethiopia. Located in some 300 kilo meters southwest of the capital, Addis Ababa. This city has a latitude and longitude of 7°04′N 37°41′E and an elevation of 1774 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Boloso Sore district.
From the Wikipedia article Areka (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes3
Where to stay11
Churches and places of worship10
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries10
Healthcare1
Map of Āreka
41 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Soddu Airport (SXU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 28 km away.
- Hadero 15 km north, about 15 min by car
- Bombe 15 km northwest, about 15 min by car
- Gununo 17 km south, about 17 min by car
- Shinshicho 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
- Shanto 18 km east, about 18 min by car
- Bodītī 21 km southeast, about 21 min by car
- Sodo 24 km south, about 24 min by car
- Bale Hawassa 25 km southwest, about 25 min by car
- Duramē 27 km northeast, about 27 min by car
- Awasa 86 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- ISS063-E-84292 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS063-E-84291 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS030-E-98175 - View of Ethiopia, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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