Ziway

Ziway ዝዋይ
Ziway Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 7°56′N 38°43′E / 7.933°N 38.717°E / 7.933; 38.717Coordinates: 7°56′N 38°43′E / 7.933°N 38.717°E / 7.933; 38.717
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Oromia
Zone	Misraq Shewa Zone
Elevation	1,643 m (5,390 ft)
Population (2007)
• Total	43,660
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

Ziway or Zway is a town and separate woreda in central Ethiopia. It is located on the road connecting Addis Ababa to Nairobi in the Misraq Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, Ziway 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 1643 meters above sea level.

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

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.

Notes

1. ↑ 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1, Tables 2.1 (p. 9), 2.5 (p. 114), 3.4 (p. 349) (accessed 22 September 2012)

v t e Woredas of the Misraq Shewa Zone Ada'a Adama Zuria Adami Tullu and Jido Kombolcha Bishoftu Town Bora Boset Dugda Fentale Gimbichu Liben Lome Ziway Town