 Darolebu was selected in 2006 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as an area for voluntary resettlement for farmers from overpopulated areas.Along with Boke and Kuni, Darolebu became the new home for 3308 families.The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 198,095, of whom 101,596 were men and 96,499 were women; 16,862 or 8.51% of its population were urban dwellers.