Part of the Bale Zone, Sinanana Dinsho was bordered on the south by the Mena River which separated it from Goba, on the west by Adaba, on the northwest by Agarfa, on the northeast by Gaserana Gololcha, on the east by Ginir, and on the southeast by Goro, Oromia.
The altitude of the district varies from 2000 to 3600 meters above sea level, with higher elevation in the Dinsho subdistrict.
A survey of the land in this woreda shows that 33.1% is arable or cultivable (29.8% was under annual crops), 30.4% pasture, 30.2% forest and other heavy vegetation, and the remaining 2.3% is considered swampy, mountainous or otherwise unusable.
This woreda reportedly produces a surplus of food, and wheat and barley are important crops.
[1] Industry consists of 45 grain mills and 20 other small-scale factories including edible oil mills, woodworking and metalworking shops, bakeries, brickyards, knitting factories employing 166 people, as well as 172 wholesalers, 559 retailers and 231 service providers.