Sebeta
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Sebeta | |
  Sebeta
|
|
| Coordinates: | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Oromia |
| Zone | 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 Mirab Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 2356 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Alem Gena woreda.
At Sebeta is a school for the blind. It was made part of the Haile Selassie I Foundation in 1959, and construction on a new building began 4 October, 1962.[1]
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 25,143, of whom 12,079 were males and 13,064 were females.[2] According to the 1994 national census, the town had a population of 14,100.
[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] Notes
- ^ a b c "Local History in Ethiopia" (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 28 November 2007)
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4
