 The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 108,406, of whom 54,186 were men and 54,220 were women; 865 or 0.8% of its population were urban dwellers.The majority of the inhabitants said they practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 51.82% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 32% of the population practiced traditional religions, and 15.9% were Protestant.Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 260,193, of whom 131,922 are men and 128,271 are women; 70,675 or 27.16% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 12.3%.