| Official Name: | Bako |
| Native Name Lang: | om |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Ethiopia#Africa |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Ethiopia |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Coordinates: | 9.1333°N 40°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Ethiopia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Zone |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Shewa Zone |
| Subdivision Type3: | Woreda |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bako Tibe |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Total: | 18641 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Timezone: | EAT |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
Bako is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the West Shewa Zone of the Oromia, on the all-weather highway between Addis Ababa (Finfinne) and Naqamte, this town has a longitude and latitude of 9.1333°N 40°W with an elevation of 17430NaN0 above sea level. Bako is the administrative center of Bako Tibe Aanaa.
During the Italian occupation, Bako is mentioned as having a medical clinic and a school. In 1948, Swedish missionaries opened a medical clinic in the town, which evolved into a mission station by 1953. By 1967, the town had phone service, as well as a primary and junior secondary schools; there was also a school for the blind, which had been moved from Addis Ababa to Bako 1961.[1] The Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research opened a center in Bako in 1968, which is the national center for improving the yield of maize.[2]
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Bako has an estimated total population of 18,641 of whom 9,370 are men and 9,271 women.[3] The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 10,422 of whom 5,082 were men and 5,340 women. It is the largest of three towns in Bako Tibe.
Bako has a warm subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) with a short dry season in December and January and a lengthy though not intense wet season covering the remaining ten months of the year.