Sebeta
| Sebeta | |
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 Sebeta
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| Coordinates: 8°54′40″N 38°37′17″E / 8.91111°N 38.62139°ECoordinates: 8°54′40″N 38°37′17″E / 8.91111°N 38.62139°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Oromia |
| Zone | Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne |
| Elevation | 2,356 m (7,730 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 49,331 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
| Climate | Cwb |
Sebeta is a town and separate woreda in central Ethiopia, and a suburb of Addis Ababa. Located in the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne of the Oromia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 8°54′40″N 38°37′17″E / 8.91111°N 38.62139°E and an elevation of 2,356 meters (7,730 feet) above sea level.
The Sebeta School for the Blind is located in Sebeta. It became part of the Haile Selassie I Foundation in 1959, and construction on a new building began on 4 October 1962. The Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research opened a research station in Sebeta in 1967, which operates as the national center for research into improving fishing yields.
A plot to kill the Emperor near Sebeta with a land mine in the road was discovered on 16 November 1969. Eight people were arrested, and the leader, 76-year-old Tekle Wolde Hawariat, killed himself next day after a gun battle with police at his home in Addis Ababa. He was mentioned without dishonor in the Ethiopian media because of his valuable service to the country in previous years.
A congregation of the Mekane Yesus Church was established in 1979. The congregation's church was burnt by a mob in April 1994, and the leaders of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church afterwards failed to condemn the act.
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