Burayu

Burayu (Amharic: ቡራዩ; Oromo: Burraayyuu) is a town and district in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, located in the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne in the Oromia Region, directly adjacent to the Oromia capital and Federal seat Addis Ababa (also Known as Finfinne) With the growth of the capital in recent decades and urban sprawl, the town has faced considerable economic and demographic pressures; its population leapt from around 10,000 in 1994 to an estimated 150,000 two decades later, as people, including many from the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, migrated from the countryside looking for work, and residents of Addis Ababa pushed outwards seeking cheaper housing.[2]

Burayu Burraayyuu
Burayu Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 9°02′07″N 38°39′39″E
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Oromia Region
Population  (2007)[1]
• Total	48,876
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

In 2012, more than half of the town's residences were informal as Burayu's local authorities failed to deal with the demand, according to a 2014 paper by academics from the Ethiopian Civil Service University.[3]

References

1. "Ethiopia: Cities & Towns". Citypopulation. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
2. Tasfaye, Ermias; Manek, Nizar (26 September 2018). "Mob killings split Ethiopians as political fault lines test Abiy's big tent". Ethiopia Insight. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
3. Bekele, Degu; Jafri, S.S.A.; Asfaw, Melese (2014). "Characteristics of Squatter Houses in Burayu Town Adjoining Addis Ababa, Capital City of Ethiopia". Civil and Environmental Research. 6 (8): 61–71.