In the east, the district is limited by the Indian Ocean.

The area of the district is 5,940 square kilometres (2,290 sq mi).

[1] According to the Köppen climate classification, the climate of the district is tropical wet and dry (Aw), with the average annual rainfall varying between 870 millimetres (34 in) and 880 millimetres (35 in).

[1] In the district, there are 8,000 farms which have on average 1.0 hectare (0.0039 sq mi) of land.

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