 This woreda was selected by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in 2003 as one of several areas for voluntary resettlement for farmers from overpopulated areas.Together with Berbere and Meda Welabu, Gaserana Gololcha became the new home for a total of 5219 heads of households and 19,758 family members.The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 100,809, of whom 50,923 were men and 49,886 were women; 5,804 or 5.76% of its population were urban dwellers.