 Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 58,203, of whom 29,888 are men and 28,315 women; 3,164 or 5.44% are urban inhabitants.The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 99.89% reporting that as their religion.The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 122,473 in 24,069 households, of whom 62,057 were men and 60,416 were women; 5,464 or 4.46% of its population were urban dwellers.