 Argobba special woreda was separated from Kalu.Pottery shards were recovered from tombs near Atatiya in Harbu, pointing to the presence of the Kingdom of Axum as far south as the area this woreda now covers.Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 186,181, an increase of 9.18% over the 1994 census, of whom 94,187 are men and 91,994 women; 19,810 or 10.64% are urban inhabitants.