The altitude of this woreda ranges from 1500 to 2300 meters above sea level. Bodies of water include Lake Chitu. A survey of the land in this woreda shows that 51.8% is arable or cultivable, 1.8% pasture, 4.7% forest, and the remaining 41.6% is considered swampy, degraded or otherwise unusable. Haricot beans are an important cash crop. The Senkelle Swayne's Hartebeest Sanctuary covers 58 square kilometers of this woreda. Although Coffee is also an important cash crop of this woreda, less than 20 square kilometers is planted with this crop.