Bitena

{{Short description|Town in Wolaita, Ethiopia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Bitena

| native_name = {{unbulleted list|{{native name|wal|Biixanna Ambbaa|italics=off}}}}{{unbulleted list|{{native name|am|ቢጠና|italics=off}}}}

| native_name_lang = wal/am

| settlement_type = Town

| pushpin_map = Ethiopia#Africa

| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Ethiopia

| pushpin_label = Bitena

| pushpin_label_position = right

| coordinates = {{coord|6|57|49|N|38|02|04|E|region:ET|display=inline}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Ethiopia}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_type2 = Zone

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|South Ethiopia Regional State}}

| subdivision_name2 = Wolaita

| subdivision_type3 = District

| subdivision_name3 = Diguna Fango

| image_skyline = Bitana town road.jpg

| image_caption = Road in Bitana town

| population_total = 13,294

| population_as_of = 2007

| timezone1 = EAT

| utc_offset = +3

}}

Bitena (Amharic: ቢጠና; Wolaytta: Biixanna) is a town in Wolayita Zone, South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia.{{Cite web|last=CSA|first=UNCS, Field Survey|date=|title=Map of SNNPR|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/21_adm_snp_081517_a0.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027111730/https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/21_adm_snp_081517_a0.pdf |archive-date=27 October 2021 |access-date=20 October 2020|website=Reliefweb.int}} 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-Hawassa-Dimtu-Sodo and 45 km away from Sodo, the capital of Wolaita Zone{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}. 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.{{Cite web|last=elevationmap.net|title=Bitena Town, Diguna Fango, Wolayita, Ethiopia on the Elevation Map. Topographic Map of Bitena Town, Diguna Fango, Wolayita, Ethiopia.|url=https://elevationmap.net/|access-date=2020-10-21|website=elevationmap.net|language=en|archive-date=14 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314212235/https://elevationmap.net/|url-status=dead}}[https://www.google.com.et/maps/place/Bitena+Town,+%E1%8A%A2%E1%89%B5%E1%8B%AE%E1%8C%B5%E1%8B%AB/@6.964249,38.0230131,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x17b10b3d4e9a697b:0x630b8fbb9f35367a!8m2!3d6.9654731!4d38.0340462?hl=a Bitena in Google maps]