The population density in the district was 30.00 persons per square kilometre, compared to 62 for the country.

[2] As of 2006, 168 people tested HIV positive, 20.60 per cent of the HIV-positive persons in the country.

[6] In the south, Qacha's Nek borders on the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, and it has a short border with KwaZulu-Natal Province in the far east.

These lands are not the major agricultural zones in the country, compared to the Western counterparts.

The average annual rainfall in the country is 100 cm (39 in), most of which is received during the rainy season of October to April.

Though it rains during all the months of the year, groundwater is limited on account of run-offs.

The region has a temperate climate on account of the elevation and is humid during most parts of the year.

[10] The community councils of Qacha's Nek District are Qacha's Nek urban council (HUC), Qanya (H01), Nts'upe (H02) and Tsoelikana (H03)[10] As per the 1968 Local Government Repeal Act - Development Committees Order No.9 of 1986, a District Development Committee (DDC) should have a set of Ward Development Committees (WDC) for each ward and Village Development Committees (VDC) under it.

[11] The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is responsible for the administration of the Local Government Elections.