 Moreover, since the arrival of the affected populations to the town, water shortages had increased.Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 34,801, of whom 19,558 are men and 15,243 women; with an area of 2,612.32 square kilometers, Erebti has a population density of 13.32.While 749 or 2.15% are urban inhabitants, a further 10,481 or 30.12% are pastoralists.