Sebeta
| Sebeta | |
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 Sebeta
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| Coordinates: 8°55′N 38°37′E / 8.917°N 38.617°ECoordinates: 8°55′N 38°37′E / 8.917°N 38.617°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Oromia |
| Zone | Debub Mirab Shewa |
| Elevation | 2,356 m (7,730 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 25,143 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Sebeta is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Debub Mirab Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 8°55′N 38°37′E / 8.917°N 38.617°E and an elevation of 2,356 meters (7,730 feet) above sea level. It is the administrative center of Alem Gena woreda.
At Sebeta is a school for the blind. It became part of the Haile Selassie I Foundation in 1959, and construction on a new building began 4 October, 1962.[1] 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.[2]
[edit] History
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.[1]
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.[1]
[edit] Demographics
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 25,143, of whom 12,079 are men and 13,064 are women.[3] According to the 1994 national census, the town had a population of 14,100.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c "Local History in Ethiopia" The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 28 November 2007)
- ^ EARI list of research centers (accessed 30 April 2009)
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4
