The area of the district is 3,892 square kilometres (1,503 sq mi).

[2] The district is located on the left bank of the Zambezi.

[1] In the district, there are 7,500 farms which have on average 1.5 hectares (0.0058 sq mi) of land.

The main agricultural products are corn, cassava, cowpea, peanut, sorghum, and sweet potato.

[1] There is a road network in the district approximately 300 kilometres (190 mi) long which includes the regional road ER405 connecting Nhacolo with Tete Province.