The area of the district is 3,998 square kilometres (1,544 sq mi).

[1] The name Chemba as the designation of the area appeared in the colonial times, its origin is unclear.

[1] In the district, there are 10,000 farms which have on average 2.6 hectares (0.010 sq mi) of land.

The main agricultural products are corn, cassava, cowpea, peanut, pearl millet, sorghum, and sweet potato.

[1] There is a road network in the district which is 324 kilometres (201 mi) long.