The area of the district is 2,196 square kilometres (848 sq mi).

[1] The climate is tropical humid, varying with altitude, with the average annual rainfall being 751 millimetres (29.6 in).

[1] The name Namaacha originates from the king Lomahacha, who was active in the area before the Portuguese colonization.

[1] In the district, there are 15,000 farms which have on average 2 hectares (0.0077 sq mi) of land.

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