 The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 151,698, of whom 76,864 were men and 74,834 were women; 4,590 or 3.03% of its population were urban dwellers.The majority of the inhabitants said they were Muslim, with 90.86% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 8.69% of the population practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 154,502, of whom 75,881 are men and 78,621 are women; 5,841 or 3.78% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 9.6%.