One of 15 counties that compose the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has six districts.

Cesstos City serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring 2,160 square miles (5,600 km2).

[4] River Cess County accommodates the FDA/OTC Reforestation Project with a designated National Plantation area of 276 ha (680 acres).

[5] The county has coastal plains that raises to a height of 30 m (98 ft) above the sea-level inward to a distance of 25 km (16 mi).

Rice and cassava interplanted with Sugarcane are the major crops grown in the region.

The northern or the upper part of the highland has tropical forest which is usually 30 m (98 ft) above the mean sea level.

Cocoa, coffee, Lofa, bong, Nimba, rubber, citrus oil, and palm are the most common crops in the region.

The county had an area of 2,183 sq mi and the density per square mile was 33.

Each member represents an electoral district and is elected to a six-year term based on popular vote.