| Areka | |
| Native Name Lang: | wal/am |
| Pushpin Map: | Ethiopia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Map showing Areka in Ethiopia |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Demeke Dejene |
| Leader Party: | Prosperity Party |
| Coordinates: | 7.071°N 37.7076°W |
| Timezone1: | EAT |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Population Total: | 88,346 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Elevation M: | 1774 |
| Established Date: | 20 November 1959 |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Ethiopia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wolaita |
| Subdivision Type2: | Zone |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Boloso Sore |
| Population Blank1: | 42,561 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Male |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Female |
| Population Blank2: | 45,785 |
Areka (Ge'ez: አረካ) is a city in southern Ethiopia. Located in some 300 kilometres southwest of the capital, Addis Ababa. This town has a latitude and longitude of 7.0667°N 79°W 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 2023, this town has an estimated total population of 88,346 of whom 42,561 are men and 45,785 are women.[4]
Areka features a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with average annual rainfall around 12900NaN0.