[2] The northern part of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Zambezi.

The Zangué River, a major right tributary of the Zambezi, makes a border with Caia District.

The plateau slopes steeply towards the north and west, and more gently towards the south and east.

[1] In the district, there are 4,000 farms which have on average 1.3 hectares (0.0050 sq mi) of land.

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