 According to the 1994 national census, its total population was 4,164 of whom 2,114 were men and 2,050 were women.The ethnic breakdown was 41.47% Oromo, 33.02% Amhara, 17.31% Berta (or "Jebelawi", including "Fadashi"), 5.38% Tigray and 2.81% others.Concerning religion, 48.08% were Muslims, 45.24% Orthodox Christians and 4.68% Protestants.