 There are 39 primary schools in this woreda, 18 providing education for grades 1-4 and 21 providing education for grades 1-8, and two secondary education schools, both providing education for grades 9-12.Health services are provided by one health center and two clinics; these facilities are ill-equipped and under-staffed, making them insufficient to reach the entire population.The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 156,962, of whom 78,562 were men and 78,400 were women; 22,745 or 14.49% of its population were urban dwellers.