The built up area of Bishoftu town is 15,273 ha and it has a compact shape. Its altitude is 1900 -1995 m above sea level, Mean Annual Temperature is 27ºC and Mean annual rainfall is 746.6 mm. The prevailing wind direction is from East to West. The principal natural constraints for the physical expansion of the town are flooding while the man made constraints are Illegal settlement and urban-rural boundary conflict.
