The area of the district is 1,294 square kilometres (500 sq mi).

There are 11 lakes in the district, some of them permanent, and others only existing during the rainy season.

[1] In the district, there are 23,000 farms which have on average 1.1 hectares (0.0042 sq mi) of land.

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

[1] There is a road network in the district which includes a 58 kilometres (36 mi) stretch of the national road EN1, crossing the eastern part of the district.