Burayu
Burayu is a city and special census zone in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, located directly adjacent to the national capital city Addis Ababa. With the rapid growth of the capital in recent decades and urban sprawl, the town has faced considerable economic and demographic pressures.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 101,000 residents
- Description: Town in Oromia, in Ethiopia
- Also known as: “Burraayyuu”
Burayu
- Categories: inhabited area and locality
- Location: Oromiya, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
9.036° or 9° 2′ 10″ northLongitude
38.6608° or 38° 39′ 39″ eastPopulation
101,000Elevation
2,508 metres (8,228 feet)Open location code
6GXW2MP6+98OpenStreetMap ID
node 5380995125OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
12640444Wikidata ID
Q25406490
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Zulu—“Burayu” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Burayu”
- Persian: “بورایو”
- Polish: “Burayu”
- Zulu: “Burayu”
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