Located on the shore of Hora Dambal, the economy of the town is based on fishing and horticulture. Batu is also home to a prison and a caustic sodafactory. The Dutch company Sher operates what in 2019 was called "the world's largest rose farm, employing 1,500 workers."[2]
Demographicsedit
The 2007 national census recorded Batu's total population at 43,660, of whom 22,956 were men and 20,704 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.[citation needed]
^ ab2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1 November 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1 (p. 9), 2.5 (p. 114), 3.4 (p. 349) (accessed 22 September 2012)
^Gérand, Christelle (June 5, 2019). "The real cost of 'Ethiopian-style development'". Equal Times. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
External linksedit
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batu, town, batu, oromo, baatuu, formerly, zway, ziway, town, woreda, road, connecting, addis, ababa, nairobi, east, shewa, zone, oromia, region, ethiopia, batu, latitude, longitude, with, elevation, meters, above, level, batu, baatuu, oromo, townbatulocation,. 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 Batu Baatuu Oromo TownBatuLocation within EthiopiaCoordinates 7 56 N 38 43 E 7 933 N 38 717 E 7 933 38 717Country EthiopiaRegion OromiaZoneEast ShewaElevation1 643 m 5 390 ft Population 2007 Total43 660Time zoneUTC 3 EAT Area code 251 46 441ClimateCwb Contents 1 Economy 2 Demographics 3 References 4 External linksEconomy editLocated on the shore of Hora Dambal the economy of the town is based on fishing and horticulture Batu is also home to a prison and a caustic soda factory The Dutch company Sher operates what in 2019 was called the world s largest rose farm employing 1 500 workers 2 Demographics editThe 2007 national census recorded Batu s total population at 43 660 of whom 22 956 were men and 20 704 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 citation needed References edit nbsp Africa portal a b 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 Gerand Christelle June 5 2019 The real cost of Ethiopian style development Equal Times Retrieved 16 July 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Batu Ethiopia nbsp Ziway travel guide from Wikivoyage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Batu town amp oldid 1193366174, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
