Boditi (
Amharic
Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all oth ...
: ቦዲቲ) is city in southern Ethiopia. Located in the
Wolaita Zone
Wolayita or Wolaita is an administrative Zones of Ethiopia, zone in Ethiopia. It is named for the Welayta people, whose homeland is in the zone. Wolayita is bordered on the south by Gamo Gofa Zone, Gamo Gofa, on the west by the Omo River (Ethio ...
of the
, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an average elevation of 2050 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of
Damot Gale woreda
Districts of Ethiopia, also called woredas ( am, ወረዳ; ''woreda''), are the third level of the administrative divisions of Ethiopia – after ''zones'' and the '' regional states''.
These districts are further subdivided into a number of ...
. The town is bounded by Shasha-Gale Kebele in the north, Ade-Koisha Kebele in the south, Chawkare Kebele in the east and Sibaye-Korke kebele in the west. It is located in East Rift valley at a distance of to the south of Addis Ababa and at about to the west of
Hawassa
Hawassa ( am, አዋሳ; ʾäwasa, also spelled Awassa or Awasa) known historically as Adare is a city in Ethiopia, on the shores of Lake Awassa in the Great Rift Valley. It is south of Addis Ababa via Bishoftu, east of Sodo, and north of ...
.
As of 2006 permanent postal service is available, as well as electricity and telephone service, more colleges and higher educational Institutions are currently being developed as more number of school aged kids are increasing.
The map attached to C. W. Gwynn's account of his 1908/09 triangulation survey of southern Ethiopia shows Boditi, with the note that it had a market. During the early 1930s, the market was held on Tuesdays and was very important. In 1969, a group of Swedish architectural students surveyed Boditi, and presented their findings to the University of Lund.
Demographics
The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 13,400 of whom 6,479 were men and 6,921 were women. Boditi is one of densely populated areas in
Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region. Total population of the town as conducted by central statistical agency of Ethiopia in 2020 is 61,983. Among these Males count 30,092 and Females count 31,891.
References
Wolayita
Populated places in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
Cities and towns in Wolayita Zone
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