Located in the Wag Hemra Zone, Sekota is bordered on the south by Gazbibla, on the southwest by Dehana, on the west by Zikuala, on the north by Abergele, and on the east by the Tigray Region.

The predominantly hilly terrain of the woreda serves to isolate the inhabitants of Sekota, and their steep slopes are highly degraded limiting crops yields.

Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 112,396 of whom 56,245 are men and 56,151 women, no urban inhabitants were reported.

The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 99.82% reporting that as their religion.

The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 99.34% reporting that as their religion.