Boditi
Boditi (Amharic: ቦዲቲ) is a city in south central Ethiopia. Located in the Wolaita Zone of the South Ethiopia Regional State, this town has a latitude and longitude of 6°58′N 37°52′E with an average elevation of 2050 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Damot Gale woreda. 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 180 mi (290 km) to the south of Addis Ababa and at about 86 mi (138 km) to the west of Hawassa.
Boditi
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Boditi Map showing Boditi in Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 6°52′N 37°52′E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | South Ethiopia Regional State |
| Zone | Wolaita |
| Woreda | Damot Gale |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eshetu Tadesse (Prosperity Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,255 ha (37,696 acres) |
| Elevation | 1,774 m (5,820 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,964 m (9,724 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,612 m (5,289 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 67,861 |
| • Male | 32,941 |
| • Female | 34,920 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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 the number of school-aged children increases. 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.