Bitena Explained

Official Name:Bitena
Native Name Lang:wal/am
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Ethiopia#Africa
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Ethiopia
Pushpin Label:Bitena
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:6.9636°N 38.0344°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ethiopia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Zone
Subdivision Name2:Wolaita
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Diguna Fango
Population Total:13,294
Population As Of:2007
Timezone1:EAT
Utc Offset:+3

Bitena (Amharic: ቢጠና; Wolaytta: Biixanna) is a town in Wolayita Zone, South Ethiopia Regional State, 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CSA. UNCS, Field Survey. Map of SNNPR. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211027111730/https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/21_adm_snp_081517_a0.pdf . 27 October 2021 . 20 October 2020. Reliefweb.int.
  2. Web site: elevationmap.net. Bitena Town, Diguna Fango, Wolayita, Ethiopia on the Elevation Map. Topographic Map of Bitena Town, Diguna Fango, Wolayita, Ethiopia.. 2020-10-21. elevationmap.net. en. 14 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230314212235/https://elevationmap.net/. dead.
  3. https://www.google.com.et/maps/place/Bitena+Town,+%E1%8A%A2%E1%89%B5%E1%8B%AE%E1%8C%B5%E1%8B%AB/@6.964249,38.0230131,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x17b10b3d4e9a697b:0x630b8fbb9f35367a!8m2!3d6.9654731!4d38.0340462?hl=a Bitena in Google maps
  4. Web site: EthioInfo. CSA. Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia.