[8] Dashti Qala District has an area of 270 square kilometers,[4] comparatively equivalent to Niue.

[11] The district is surrounded by Darqad to the northwest, Khwaja Bahauddin to the north, Rustaq to the east, Khwaja Ghar to the south, and Khatlon province (Tajikistan) to the west.

[12] The Panj River forms the border between Khatlon Province and Dashti Qala.

[10] Dashti Qala has a gender ratio of 103 males for every 100 females, matching the province.

Dashti Qala has a young population, with an average age of 15.8 years.