In the south is the Massingir Dam and the town of Massingir in Massingir District, which is the administrative headquarters of the new park while on the northern border is the Limpopo River.
Macia owes much of its economic vibrancy to its location on the intersection of the main highway of Mozambique (EN1) with the road to Chokwe, Massingir, located by the Massingir Dam, and Chicualacuala, and with the road to the coastal resort of Praia do Bilene (Bilene Beach).