It is situated in the East of Bahar and is bordered in the west by Hamadan and in north by Kabudrahang and contains Mohajeran and Sofalgaran.
At the 2006 census, its population (including Mohajeran, which was subsequently detached from the rural district and promoted to city status) was 19,292, in 4,406 families; excluding Mohajeran, the population (as of 2006) was 11,536, in 2,709 families.