In the wine-growing area, which is commonly called Kola by the local residents, teff, corn, wheat, vegetables and fruits are used for food to a certain extent. The district is bordered by North Oromia region and Gedbano Gutazer Wolene district, South Marekona and part of Oromia region, East Oromia region and West Meskan district. Sodo Gurage, Oromo, Marek, Meskan, Amhara and different nationalities live in the district, and they speak Kistan (Sodo Guragh), Amharic, Oromo, Meska, Mariki and other languages.

Looking at the educational coverage of the district, there are 73 1st level, 3 middle 2nd level, 2 preparatory level, 2 preparatory schools and a technical and vocational college. In terms of health, 58 health centers, 8 health centers and 1 primary hospital are providing services. When we look at the telephone service, all kebeles are mobile phone users, while 53 rural and 4 urban kebeles are digital phone service users.