Mbinga District is one of the four administrative Districts of Ruvuma Region in the United Republic of Tanzania.  The district is bounded by Songea District to the East, the Republic of Mozambique to the South, Ludewa District to the North and Lake Nyasa, which borders with  Republic of Malawi to the West.
The District topography is composed of highlands, plateaus and a lake shore. The altitude ranges between 900m and 1350m above the sea level, where it is characterized by the North and South Rolling Hills of Livingstone Mountains.  The rolling hills include transitional areas with dissected hills to the East and South bordering the lower plain with 900 m.a.s.l.
The Hagati plateau is a dissected plateau with average altitude of 1250 m.a.s.l. located between the mountain zone and Livingstone mountains escarpments facing down to the lake Nyasa shore zone. 
Lower plateau
The area occupies eastern side of the rolling hills North and South.   Altitude ranges from 900 to 1200m above seal level.  It is almost flat when you go farther east to Ruvuma River valley.
Lake shore
The area lies between Hagati Plateau and Lake Nyasa and is covered with wooded grassland and degraded miombo woodlands .  The altitude ranges from 480 to 1000m above sea level.