sentences:  Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 23,784, of whom 13,274 are men and 10,510 women.While 6,135 or 25.8% are urban inhabitants, a further 7,728 or 32.49% are pastoralists.99.07% of the population said they were Muslim.