 This total also includes an estimate for the inhabitants of 8 rural kebeles, which were not counted; they were estimated to have 21,410 inhabitants.While 9,732 or 16.75% are urban inhabitants, a further 23,940 or 41.21% were pastoralists.A total of 10,479 households were counted in this woreda, which results in an average of 5.5 persons to a household, and 10,589 housing units.