The south Pare Mountains are located within the district's boundaries and so is a part of Mkomazi National Park.

[2][3] The district covers an area of 6,221 km2 (2,402 sq mi),[4] and has an average elevation of 1,034 m (3,392 ft).

The district is home to Mkomazi National Park, and a few other protected areas such as Chome Forest Reserve which is home to the South Pare white-eye, an endemic bird found only the district.

The district's main income source is agriculture, for both commercial and subsistence needs.

However tourisms is slowly becoming a source of foreign exchange with the popularity of Mkomazi national Park and the Chome Forest Reserve.