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Āreka
City population
84,500
#39
in Ethiopia
#5
in South Ethiopia Regional State
#6,841
worldwide
7.067, 37.700 · 246 km from Addis Ababa
About Āreka
Āreka is a city in South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia with a population of 84,500. It is the 39th largest of the 232 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ethiopia, and the 6,841st largest worldwide. It lies 246 km from Addis Ababa.
Key Facts
Country
Rank in region
#5of 20
Elevation
1,737 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Addis_Ababa
Coordinates
7.067, 37.700
Record updated
2025-05-01
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 232 in EthiopiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.