The elevations of this woreda range from about 500 meters along the Dawa to 1500 meters above sea level. According to the woreda administrator in 1994, Ibrahim Abdi, the ecological classification of the woreda is 10% mid-highland and 90% lowland.
The elevations of this woreda are between 500 and 1500 meters above sea level, with a majority being lowland (90%).  In 1994, Ibrahim Abdi, the woreda administrator, classified the ecological composition of the woreda as 10% mid-highland and 90% lowland.