The area of the district is 13,189 square kilometres (5,092 sq mi).

In the east of the district the climate is tropical wet and dry, with the annual rainfall up to 1,400 millimetres (55 in).

[1] In the 15th century, the area was settled by Ndau people who moved out of the Rozwi Empire to fine more fertile lands.

[1] In the district, there are 19,000 farms which have on average 1.4 hectares (0.0054 sq mi) of land.

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