The District of Henzada lies between latitude 17°20´ and 18°31´ north and longitude 94°48´ and 95°47´ east, with an area of 2,870 square miles.

It is situated almost entirely on the bank of the Irrawaddy, between that river and the long mountain range which is one of the most salient features of the geography of Burma-called the Arakan Yomas.

In the extreme south-east of the district however it extends over a small area on the east bank of the river.

Henzada is the most northerly district of the Irrawaddy Division of Lower Burma, lying at the head of the Delta.