Areka
Areka is a town in southern part of Ethiopia. Located in the Wolayita 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 / 7.067°N 37.700°E 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]
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2007, this town has an estimated total population of 31,408 of whom 15,795 are men and 15,613 are women.[4] 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.
Climate
Areka features a Tropical Savanna Climate with average rainfall reaches 1290 mm.
| 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 precipitation 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 | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ "Local History in Ethiopia"[permanent dead link], Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 20 November 2007)
- ^ "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)
- ^ "Research Centers". EARI. Archived from the original on April 23, 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ^ [1], Table B.4
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