Part of the Semien Omo Zone, Boreda Abaya was bordered on the south by Arba Minch Zuria, on the southwest by Chencha, on the west by Kucha, on the north by Humbo, and on the east by Lake Abaya which separates it from the Oromia Region.
Arnold Weinholt Hodson passed through Boreda soon after he had begun his career as the British resident in southern Ethiopia (1914-1923).
As for the terrain, Hodson described it as "extremely hilly, and rises to an elevation of nearly 7000 feet.
"[1] Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 142,178, of whom 71,182 were men and 70,996 were women; 7,866 or 5.53% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 8.5%.
With an estimated area of 1,322.04 square kilometers, Boreda Abaya has an estimated population density of 107.5 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 156.5.