It is bordered to the north by Mlangarini, to the south by Bwawani, and to the east by Kikwe ward of the Meru District.

The ward covers an area of 62.72 square kilometres (24.22 sq mi) with an average elevation of 1,041 metres (3,415 ft).

[1][2] In 2012 national census there were 12,042 people in the ward, from 10,316 in 2002 when it was part of the former Arumeru District.

Local small scale farmers on the upper and lower parts of the river, and international large corporations farm the middle part of the river near Arusha city which is called Plastic Valley because of their many large greenhouse farms.

The middle part of the river has been owned by Europeans since the Germans arrived in the 1800s.