Part of the West Shaggar Zone, it is bordered on the southwest by Gurraacha Enchini, on the west by Cheliya, on the north by Kutaye-Liban, on the northeast by Jeldu, on the east by Dendi, and on the southeast by the Southwest Shewa Zone.
The administrative center of this woreda is Ambo; other towns include Gorosile and Meti.
[1] This woreda is home to Dr. Merera Gudina, the founder and chairman of the Oromo People's Congress (OPC).
[2] Although the OPC has a large following in Ambo, Human Rights Watch has received reports of kebele officials imprisoning people for campaigning for or providing support to the OPC, or expelling students from school for the same.
The majority of the inhabitants (51.82%) said they practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, while 32% of the population practiced traditional religions, and 15.9% were Protestant.