[1] The district covers 13,124 square kilometres (5,067 sq mi).

[1] Nkasi District is almost entirely rural, with well over 90% of its population undertaking subsistence farming, livestock rearing, and traditional fishing.

[1] Thirty-three of the villages in the district are located beside Lake Tanganyika.

[1] Major crops include: maize, millet, beans, and cassava.

[1] As of 2002[update], Nkasi District was administratively divided into thirteen wards.