Boditi
City in Wolaita, Ethiopia
title: "Boditi" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["wolayita-zone", "districts-in-south-ethiopia-regional-state", "cities-and-towns-in-wolayita-zone", "cities-and-towns-in-ethiopia"] description: "City in Wolaita, Ethiopia" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boditi" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary City in Wolaita, Ethiopia ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Boditi |
| native_name | |
| native_name_lang | wal/am |
| pushpin_map | Wolayita Zone#Ethiopia |
| pushpin_map_caption | Map showing Boditi within Wolayita##Map showing Boditi within Ethiopia |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Eshetu Tadesse |
| leader_party | Prosperity Party |
| coordinates | |
| timezone1 | EAT |
| utc_offset | +3 |
| population_total | 67,861 |
| population_as_of | 2023 |
| elevation_m | 1774 |
| established_date | 20 November 1959 |
| settlement_type | City |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Ethiopia |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | South Ethiopia Regional State |
| subdivision_name2 | Wolaita |
| subdivision_type2 | Zone |
| subdivision_type3 | Woreda |
| subdivision_name3 | Damot Gale |
| population_blank1 | 32,941 |
| population_blank1_title | Male |
| population_blank2_title | Female |
| population_blank2 | 34,920 |
| image_alt | Boditi |
| caption | Boditi skyline |
| area_total_ha | 15,255 |
| elevation_min_m | 1,612 |
| elevation_max_m | 2,964 |
| :: |
| name = Boditi | official_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = wal/am | pushpin_map = Wolayita Zone#Ethiopia | pushpin_map_caption = Map showing Boditi within Wolayita##Map showing Boditi within Ethiopia | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Eshetu Tadesse | leader_party = Prosperity Party | coordinates = | timezone1 = EAT | utc_offset = +3 | population_total = 67,861 | population_as_of = 2023 | elevation_m = 1774 | elevation_ft = | established_date = 20 November 1959 | settlement_type = City | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Ethiopia | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = South Ethiopia Regional State | subdivision_name2 = Wolaita | subdivision_type2 = Zone | subdivision_type3 = Woreda | subdivision_name3 = Damot Gale | population_blank1 = 32,941 | population_blank1_title = Male | population_blank2_title = Female | population_blank2 = 34,920 | image_skyline = | image_alt = Boditi | caption = Boditi skyline | area_total_ha = 15,255 | elevation_min_m = 1,612 | elevation_max_m = 2,964 Boditi, (Amharic: ቦዲቲ) or (Wolayttattuwa: Bodditte) is a city and separate district in south central Ethiopia. The city is located in the Wolaita Zone of the South Ethiopia Regional State. This city has a latitude and longitude of with an average elevation of 2050 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Damot Gale district. The city 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 miles to the south of Addis Ababa and at about 86 miles to the west of Hawassa.
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.
Demographics
The 1994 national census reported this city 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 South Ethiopia Regional State. Total population of the city as conducted by central statistical agency of Ethiopia in 2023 is 67,861. Among these males count 32,941 and females count 34,920.
References
References
- "Infrastracture in Boditi".
- Gwynn, [https://www.jstor.org/stable/1778701 "A Journey in Southern Abyssinia", ''Geographical Journal''], 38 (1911), pp. 113-139
- Summary at [http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/B/ORTBIT.pdf "Local History in Ethiopia"]{{dead link. (November 2016)
- "Population size of towns by sex as of July 2023".
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