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Location
Sebeta town is located in Oromia National Regional State, Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfine at a distance of 24 km from Addis Ababa and and 122 km from Adama. Its astronomical location is 8º53’38.5’’- 8º59’58.17’’ North Latitude and 38º35’11.91’ -38º39’33.75’’ East Longitude.
 
Foundation
The city was founded in 1942.
 
Population
According to the National Population and Housing Census carried out in 2007, the population of the town was 121,427. Out of this, 62,134 (51.17%) were males and 59,293 (48.83%) were females. The population growth rate at high variant is 4.5%.