The area of the district is 5,038 square kilometres (1,945 sq mi).

[1] According to the Köppen climate classification, the climate of the district is temperate humid, with the annual rainfall being around 1,500 millimetres (59 in).

[1] In the district, there are 14,000 farms which have on average 1.5 hectares (0.0058 sq mi) of land.

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

[1] There is a road network in the district 235 kilometres (146 mi) long.