 According to Hormuzd Rassam, Tewodros II's mother, Atitegeb Wondbewossen, was a native of Sayint.Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 144,972, an increase of -25.12% over the 1994 census, of whom 71,979 are men and 72,993 women; 5,474 or 3.78% are urban inhabitants.With an area of 1,437.30 square kilometers, Sayint has a population density of 100.86, which is less than the Zone average of 147.58 persons per square kilometer.