Merhabete (Amharic: መርሐ ቤቴ) is a woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia.

Part of the Semien Shewa Zone, Merhabete is bordered on the south by Ensaro, on the west by the Oromia Region, on the north by Mida Woremo, on the east by Menz Keya Gebreal, and on the southeast by Moretna Jiru.

The administrative center is Alem Ketema; other towns in this woreda include Fetira.

The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 99.63% reporting that as their religion.

The largest ethnic group reported in Merhabete was the Amhara (99.78%), and Amharic was spoken as a first language by 99.8%.