The area of the district is 4,628 square kilometres (1,787 sq mi).

[2] The Incomati River crosses the district from west to east.

[1] In 1730, the area was populated by Ronga-speaking people and divided between local chiefs.

[1] In the district, there are 10,000 farms which have on average 1.3 hectares (0.0050 sq mi) of land.

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