The area of the district is 5,867 square kilometres (2,265 sq mi).

The annual rainfall at the coast achieves 1,500 millimetres (59 in), mainly falling in February and March.

Woodcutting and fishery belong to traditional meand of subsistence of the population of the district.

[1] In 2005, the district had 26,000 farms exploiting on average the area of 1.5 hectares (0.0058 sq mi) each.

The main agricultural products are maize, cassava, cowpea, and peanuts.