Bitena
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Town | |
Coordinates: 6°57′49″N 38°02′04″E / 6.96361°N 38.03444°E | |
Country | Ethiopia |
Region | South Ethiopia Regional State |
Zone | Wolaita |
District | Diguna Fango |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 13,294 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( EAT) |
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[ citation needed]. 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]
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]
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