It is bordered to the north by Manyara Region, to the east by Morogoro Region, to the south by Mpwapwa District, and to the west by Chamwino District.

Its district capital is the town of Kongwa.

According to the 2012 Tanzania National Census, the population of Kongwa District was 309,973,[1] up from 249,760 in the 2002 Census.

Paved trunk road T3 from Morogoro to Dodoma passes through the district.

[4] As of 2012, Kongwa District was administratively divided into 22 wards.