Part of the Anuak Zone, Gambela Zuria is bordered on the south by Abobo, on the west by Itang special woreda, and on the north and east by the Oromia Region.
Elevations in Gambela range 400–600 meters above sea level; the high point is Mount Mesengo den Ch'aka.
According to the Atlas of the Ethiopian Rural Economy published by the Central Statistical Agency (CSA), around 20% of the woreda is forest.
As a result, World Food Programme and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees withdrew their international staff out of concern for their security.
[4] Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 10,590, of whom 5,069 are men and 5,521 women; with an area of 3,118.79 square kilometers, Gambela has a population density of 3.40, which is less than the Zone average of 4.83 persons per square kilometer.