It is surrounded on all landward sides by the remaining area of the Konawe Regency, except in the northeast, where it borders on Sulawesi Tengah (Central Sulawesi) Province.

[1] The table also includes the administrative centres of each district and the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 159 rural desa and 11 urban kelurahan).

Wawolesea Karst is rare and unique, 80 kilometres north of Kendari or just 10 kilometers from Tanjung Taipa Beach.

There are a 500 square metres pond several metres from the beach with altar and travertine columns which formed by salty water hot fountain.

Anoa as endemic animal can be found also in this area.