The landscape has a character of a flat upland with river terraces and valley floodplains.

The plateau has an area of 1,689 square kilometres (652 sq mi) and an average elevation of 252 metres (827 ft).

Suitable natural conditions contributed to the creation of many settlements in the East Elbe Table.

The most populous cities and towns in the territory are Hradec Králové, Pardubice, Jaroměř, Nový Bydžov, Holice, Chlumec nad Cidlinou and Sezemice.

The geological bedrock consists mainly of sedimentary rocks: marlite, claystone, spongilite and sandstone.