 According to the 1994 national census, its total population was 322, of whom 172 were males and 150 were females.It is the largest settlement in Kormuk woreda.The Italian colonial battalion garrisoned at Kormuk attacked its twin in Sudan, Kurmuk, 7 July 1940, which was held by Bimbashi Mervyn Bell, with three British auxiliaries and 51 police.