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Batī
Amhara, Ethiopia · Africa
About Batī
Batī sits on the route: 35 minutes from Kombolcha.
Batī is in Amhara, Ethiopia, with about 38,000 people. The nearest town is Kombolcha, about 32 km away.
Bati (Oromo: Baati; Amharic: ባቲ) is a town in north-central Ethiopia. Located in the Oromia Zone of the Amhara Region, east of Dessie this town has a latitude and longitude of 11°11′N 40°1′E with an elevation of 1502 metres above sea level. It is the largest town in Bati woreda.
Bati is known for its market, locatedRead more
between the Ethiopian Highlands and the Great Rift Valley. According to Philip Briggs, this market "forms an important cultural crossroads for the Amhara, Oromo and semi-nomadic, desert-dwelling Afar people. Bati has hosted Ethiopia's largest cattle and camel market, attracting up to 20,000 people every Monday."
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Bati has an estimated total population of 24,257 of whom 12,229 are men and 11,958 are women. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 13,965 of whom 6,471 were men and 7,494 were women.
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Batī is in Amhara, Ethiopia, about 32 km from Kombolcha.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 37,600
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Region
- Amhara
- Timezone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates
- 11.1915, 40.0168
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