Batu (town)

Batu
Baatuu (Oromo)
Town
Batu is located in Ethiopia
Batu
Batu
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 7°56′N 38°43′E / 7.933°N 38.717°E / 7.933; 38.717
Country Ethiopia
Region Oromia
ZoneEast Shewa
Elevation
1,643 m (5,390 ft)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
43,660
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Area code+251 46 441
ClimateCwb

Batu (Oromo: Baatuu), formerly Zway or Ziway,[1] is a town and woreda on the road connecting Addis Ababa to Nairobi in the East Shewa Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Batu has a latitude and longitude of 7°56′N 38°43′E / 7.933°N 38.717°E / 7.933; 38.717 with an elevation of 1,643 meters above sea level.

  1. ^ 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1 Archived November 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1 (p. 9), 2.5 (p. 114), 3.4 (p. 349) (accessed 22 September 2012)