Batu (town)

Batu
Baatuu (Oromo)
Town
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, formally known by its exonym Zway or Ziway, is a town and woreda on the road connecting Addis Ababa to Nairobi in the East Shewa Zone of Ethiopia. Zeway 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.