A number of minor rivers originate in the district, and crossing into Chibuto District, join the Changane River, a major left tributary of the Limpopo.

[1] In the district, there are 13,000 farms which have on average 2.9 hectares (0.011 sq mi) of land.

The main agricultural products are corn, cassava, cowpea, peanut, sweet potato, and rice.

Population of cattle, pigs, sheep, and goats was steadily growing prior to 2005.

[1] There is a road network in the district of the total length of 220 kilometres (140 mi), including a 61 kilometres (38 mi) stretch of the national road, connecting Caniçado and Chibuto.