Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 142,178, of whom 71,182 were men and 70,996 were women; 7,866 or 5.53% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 8.5%.
According to figures released by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda had an estimated population of 142,178 people, with 71,182 men and 70,996 women; 7,866 individuals (or 5.53% of the total) resided in urban areas, which was lower than the Zone's average of 8.5%.