Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 83,987, of whom 39,465 are men and 44,522 women; 2,972 or 3.54% of its population are urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 69.11% of the population reporting that belief, 27.76% were Protestants, and 2.43% practiced traditional beliefs.[1]