Mount Longido, Gelai and Kitumbeine volcano are all located within the boundaries of the district.

In addition, woodland and rock cover 365.75 square kilometers of land, or 36575 hectares, or 4.7%.

According to these statistics, the annual per capita income for Longido District Council residents was around Tshs.199,630/=, compared to the Regional Tshs.286,000/=.

In terms of per capita income of the habitation every year, it is clear that poverty remains a problem for the inhabitants of Longido District Council.

[11] Currently, 42% of Longido District Council residents have access to safe and clean drinking water from upgraded sources such as springs, bore holes, rain water, streams, rivers, and shallow wells.

[12] Paved trunk road T2 from Arusha to the Kenyan border town Namanga passes through the district.

[13] Agriculture is the major economic activity of people in Longido District council.

The District currently has 24 cattle dips, 5 livestock development centers, 6 bulls centers, 2 slaughter houses, 14 slaughter slabs, 2 milk collection canters, and 14 livestock input outlets.

[15] There are attractive areas in terms of photographic tourism, hunting blocks, cultural tourism, campsites along the famous Lake Natron, home to millions of flamingo and viewing of Oldonyolengai nature of active volcano eruptions, campsites within the species on the flat lands bounded by famous mountain of Kilimanjaro, Meru, Longido, Namanga (Kenyan Mountain), Gelai and Ketumbeine.

Tanzania's wildlife is an important resource because it is the country's main tourist attraction and a major source of foreign exchange revenues.

Approximately 95% of the District is a game-controlled region, making it a popular tourist destination.

There are over 40 kinds of fauna and a wide range of bird life, including migratory flamingos, which have their unique breeding place at Lake Natron.

The number of wildlife animals in Longido District is estimated to be 100,000 (Ecosystem survey 1980), with a population density of 6.7 per square km (1984).

[20] The District is organized administratively into four Divisions (Longido, Ketumbeine, Engarenaibor, and Enduiment), 16 Wards, and 41 Villages.

[27] ARI, Pneumonia, Malaria, intestinal worms, minor surgical condition, Diarrhoea, eye disorders, skin illnesses, ear conditions, and UTI are the top ten ailments for children aged five and up.