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Bitana
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Demographic figures from Ethiopian Statistical Service. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Bitena is a town in Wolayita Zone, South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia. 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-Awasa-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.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi A.Smith, 1836 · Aves24
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves20
- Black KiteMilvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves16
- Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves16
- Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys Vieillot, 1818 · Aves15
- Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799) · Aves15
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves15
- Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves14
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2016-01-242 km N of Hawassa, Ethiopia
- M 4.4 — 2014-12-2932 km NE of Shashemen?, Ethiopia
- M 4.4 — 2011-10-17Ethiopia
- M 5 — 2011-03-1913 km ENE of Wendo, Ethiopia
- M 5.1 — 2010-12-193 km SSW of Hosa’ina, Ethiopia
- M 4.7 — 2005-07-0732 km NNE of Arba Minch, Ethiopia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in SNNPR
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API