Coffee is an important cash crop of this woreda, with over 50 square kilometers being planted with the crop.[1] Circa 2000, a team of workers sponsored by Chinese aid built most of a new all-weather road between Awash and Hirna.[2]
The 2007 national census reported this woreda's population as 147,384, of whom 75,254 were men and 72,130 women; 13,768 or 9.34% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants (78.72% ) said they were Muslim, while 20.04% of the population practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.[3]
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 165,711, of whom 81,288 are men and 84,423 are women; 19,864 or 11.99% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 9.6%. With an estimated area of 423.6 square kilometers, Tulo has an estimated population density of 391.2 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 101.8.[4]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 117,273, of whom 59,927 were men and 57,346 women; 11,103 or 9.47% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Tulo were the Oromo (78.67%), and the Amhara (20.46%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.87% of the population. Oromiffa was spoken as a first language by 79.61%, and 19.96% spoke Amharic; the remaining 0.43% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants were Moslem, with 76.51% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 23.04% of the population said they professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.[5]
