 The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 72,483, of whom 36,181 were men and 36,302 were women; 4,170 or 5.75% of its population were urban dwellers.The majority of the inhabitants were Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 49.50% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 41.21% of the population said they were Protestant, and 7.68% were Moslem.Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 125,527, of whom 63,418 are men and 62,109 are women; 4,890 or 3.9% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 13.9%.