Sabata (town)
Town in Oromia Region, Ethiopia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sabata (Oromo: Sabbataa) is a town in the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Addis Ababa of the Oromia Region in Ethiopia.
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Coordinates: 8°54′40″N 38°37′17″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 | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Climate | Cwb |
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The Sabataa School for the Blind is located in Sabata. It became part of the Haile Selassie I Foundation in 1959, and construction on a new building began on 4 October 1962.[1] The Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research opened a research station in Sabata in 1967, which operates as the national center for research into improving fishing yields.[2]