sentences:  The majority of the inhabitants said they practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 63.29% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 19.06% of the population were Protestant, and 16.36% were Muslim.The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 25,491 of whom 11,899 were males and 13,592 were females.It is the largest town in Waliso and Goro woreda.