Bitena
Bitena
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Town | |
  Bitena Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 6°57′49″N 38°02′04″E / 6.96361°N 38.03444°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region |
| Zone | Wolaita |
| Woreda | Diguna Fango |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 13,294 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Bitena(Geʽez: ቢጠና) or (Wolaita: Biixanna) is a town in Wolayita Zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia.[1] It is administrative capital of Diguna Fango district of Wolayita Zone, Ethiopia. Bitena is located about 355 km away from Addis Ababa to the south on the path Addis-Hawassa-Dimtu-Sodo and 45 km away from Sodo, the capital of Wolaita Zone. It also specifically located between 22 km West of Dimtu town and 7 km northeast of Kercheche town. Bitena lies between 6°57'52.6"N 38°02'08.7"E.[2][3]
Demography[]
Based on the 2007 population projection by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia, Bitena has a total population of 13,294, of whom 8,855 are women and 4,439 are men.[4] The majority of the inhabitants were Protestants (96.61%) and 2.0% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 1.39% were Catholics.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b CSA, UNCS, Field Survey. "Map of SNNPR" (PDF). Reliefweb.int. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ elevationmap.net. "Bitena Town, Diguna Fango, Wolayita, Ethiopia on the Elevation Map. Topographic Map of Bitena Town, Diguna Fango, Wolayita, Ethiopia". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ Bitena in Google mapsm
- ^ "EthioInfo". CSA. Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia.
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