Sabata | |
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Town | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Ethiopia_adm_location_map.svg)  Sabata Location within Ethiopia &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Africa_location_map.svg) Sabata Sabata (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 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 | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Climate | Cwb |
Sabata (Oromo: Sabbataa) is a town in the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Addis Ababa of the Oromia Region in Ethiopia.
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]
- ^ "Local History in Ethiopia"[permanent dead link] The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 28 November 2007)
- ^ EARI list of research centers Archived 2009-04-23 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 30 April 2009)