 The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 84,248, of whom 43,545 were men and 40,703 were women; 3,554 or 4.22% of its population were urban dwellers.The majority of the inhabitants said they practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 55.64% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 25.85% of the population were Muslim, and 15.38% were Protestant.Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 129,150, of whom 65,252 are men and 63,898 are women; 4,225 or 3.27% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 12.3%.