Burayu

Burayu (Oromo: Burraayyuu; Amharic: ቡራዩ) is a town and woreda in Oromia Region, Ethiopia, located in the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne in the Oromia Region, directly adjacent to the Oromo and national capital Addis Ababa (known as Finfinne in Oromia). 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
Town
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Burayu
Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 9°02′07″N 38°39′39″E
Country Ethiopia
Region Oromia
ZoneOromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne
Population
 (2007)[1]
 • Total48,876
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

References
  1. "Ethiopia: Cities & Towns". Citypopulation. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  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.


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