Areka: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ethiopia
• Region: South Ethiopia Regional State
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 84,500
• Coordinates: 7.0667° N, 37.7000° E
• Time zone: Africa/Addis_Ababa (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Birr (ETB)
• Distance to the capital, Addis Ababa: 246 km (153 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Hawassa International Airport (AWA): 77 km (48 mi), straight line
• Arba Minch Airport (AMH): 115 km (71 mi), straight line
• Jimma Airport (JIM): 118 km (73 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Bombe: 15 km (9 mi)
• Hadero: 15 km (9 mi)
• Gununo: 17 km (10 mi)
• Shinshicho: 18 km (11 mi)
• Shanto: 18 km (11 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Sodo, 24 km (15 mi)