[1] The climate is tropical arid, with the annual rainfall averaging to 500 millimetres (20 in).

The area of the park within Mabalane District is 1,600 square kilometres (620 sq mi).

The area of the park within Mabalane District is 1,500 square kilometres (580 sq mi).

[1] In the district, there are 5,000 farms which have on average 4.1 hectares (0.016 sq mi) of land.

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