It is bordered on the south by the Sebeta Hawas, on the west by West Shewa Zone, on the north by Mulo, on the northeast by the Sululta, and on the east by the city of Addis Ababa.
The highest point in this woreda is Mount Sabata (3,191 meters), located in the southern part of the district.
The Sebeta Hawas National Forest covers the southern and western slopes of this mountain; it is 2500 hectares in size.
The majority (86.72%) of the inhabitants said they practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, while 6.36% of the population practiced traditional beliefs, and 4.61% were Protestant.
[2] Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this district has an estimated total population of 161,117, of whom 81,470 are men and 79,647 are women; 52,252 or 32.43% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 12.3%.