sentences:  Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 277,560, of whom 149,292 are men and 128,268 women.While 125,876 or 45.35% are urban inhabitants, a further 6,956 or 2.51% are pastoralists.91.41% of the population said they were Muslim, and 6.97% were Orthodox Christian.