East Africa
Ethiopia
South Ethiopia Regional State

Areka

Areka is a city in southern . Located in some 300 kilo meters southwest of the capital, . This city has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 1774 meters above sea level.
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  • Type: City with 84,500 residents
  • Description: City in Ethiopia
  • Also known as: “Ancheto”, “Araka”, and “Areka Ancheto”

Areka

Latitude
7.0739° or 7° 4′ 26″ north
Longitude
37.7048° or 37° 42′ 17″ east
Population
84,500
Elevation
1,737 metres (5,699 feet)
Open location code
6GVV3PF3+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 99331468
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
343593
Wiki­data ID
Q4788771
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Zulu—“Areka” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “አረካ”
  • Asturian: “Areka”
  • Cebuano: “Āreka”
  • Dutch: “Areka”
  • French: “Araka”
  • French: “Areka”
  • Polish: “Areka”
  • Swedish: “Āreka”
  • Wolaytta: “Arakka”
  • Zulu: “Areka”
  • “Areka”

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