 A total of 7,421 households were counted in this woreda, which results in an average of 4.0 persons to a household, and 7,751 housing units.68.26% of the population said they were Muslim, 25.75% were Orthodox Christians, and 5.21% were Protestants.A sample enumeration performed by the CSA in 2001 interviewed 2303 farmers in this woreda, who held an average of 0.64 hectares of land.