Bishoftu: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ethiopia
• Region: Oromiya
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 207,400
• Coordinates: 8.7523° N, 38.9785° E
• Time zone: Africa/Addis_Ababa (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Birr (ETB)
• Distance to the capital, Addis Ababa: 40 km (25 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD): 32 km (20 mi), straight line
• Hawassa International Airport (AWA): 195 km (121 mi), straight line
• Jimma Airport (JIM): 267 km (166 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Mojo: 24 km (15 mi)
• Nazret: 39 km (24 mi)
• Addis Ababa: 40 km (25 mi)
• Dera: 42 km (26 mi)
• Wonji: 42 km (26 mi)