Most of this district ranges in altitude from 1500 to 2300 meters above sea level; Mount Aluto is the highest point.
A survey of the land in this district shows that 27.2% is arable or cultivable, 21.6% pasture, 9.9% forest, 15.7% swampy and the remaining 25.6% is considered degraded or otherwise unusable.
Batu State Farm is a major on-going government project in this district.
[3] Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this district has an estimated total population of 167,066, of whom 82,926 are men and 84,140 are women; 57,068 or 34.16% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 32.1%.
The five largest ethnic groups reported in Adama were the Oromo (78.69%), the Amhara (8.53%), the Soddo Gurage (2.87%), the Silt'e (2.81%), and the Sebat Bet Gurage (1.19%); all other ethnic groups made up 5.81% of the population.