Batu
Baatuu (Oromo) | |
|---|---|
Town | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Ethiopia_adm_location_map.svg)  Batu Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 7°56′N 38°43′E / 7.933°N 38.717°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Oromia |
| Zone | East Shewa |
| Elevation | 1,643 m (5,390 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 43,660 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Area code | +251 46 441 |
| Climate | Cwb |
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 with an elevation of 1,643 meters above sea level.
- ^ 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)