Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 69,455, of whom 33,020 are men and 36,435 women. The majority of the inhabitants were reported as Muslim, with 77.6% of the population reporting that belief, while 17.19% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 4.26% were Protestants.Census 2007 Tables: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region , Tables 2.1, and 3.4.
