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Yeka (Amharic: የካ ክፍለ ከተማ) is a district of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[2]

Yeka የካ ክፍለ ከተማ
District of Addis Ababa
Yeka (red) within Addis Ababa
Yeka Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 9°2′14.28″N 38°50′6″E
Country	Ethiopia
City	Addis Ababa
Population  (2016)
• Total	424,217[1]
Time zone	UTC+3 (East Africa Time)
Area code	(+251) 11

Geography

The district is located in northeastern suburb of the city. It borders with the districts of Gullele, Arada, Kirkos and Bole.

List of places

• Abado Project 13
• Adwa Dildiy Condominium
• Ayat Real Estate Development
• Balderas Condominium
• Signal

Admin Level: 11

• Ayat
• Beg Tera
• Bole Ayat
• Kara
• Kara Alo
• Kebena
• Kotebe
• Megenagna
• Sunshine Real Estate
• Yedejazmach Alula Irsha

Personalities

• Girma Wake (b. 1943), businessman

Yeka Project

On 21 May 2022, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched a project known as Yeka Project that aims to clearance of forest and build national palaces, houses, artificial lakes and road infrastructures. Landed on 503 hectares, it is the largest project after the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), costing 49 billion ETB funded by the United Arab Emirates. It is now under construction.[3][4]

References

External links

Media related to Districts of Addis Ababa at Wikimedia Commons

• Google. "Yeka" (Map). Google Maps. Google.

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