Ziway

Ziway (Oromo: Baatuu Dambal) is a town and district on the road connecting Addis Ababa to Nairobi in the East Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, Batu has a latitude and longitude of 7°56′N 38°43′E with an elevation of 1643 meters above sea level.

Batu Baatuu
Batu Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 7°56′N 38°43′E
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Oromia
Zone	East Shewa Zone
Elevation	1,643 m (5,390 ft)
Population  (2007)
• Total	43,660
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code(s)	[phone]
Climate	Cwb

Geography

Adjacent to Lake Ziway (Lake Dambal), the economy of the town is based on fishing and horticulture. Ziway is also home to a prison and a caustic soda factory.

Demographics

The 2007 national census reported a total population for Ziway of 43,660, of whom 22,956 were men and 20,704 were women. The majority of the inhabitants said they practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 51.04% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 24.69% of the population were Muslim, 0.42% practiced traditional beliefs, and 22.07% of the population were Protestant.[1] The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 20,056 of whom 10,323 were males and 9,733 were females.

References

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)

External links

Ziway travel guide from Wikivoyage