The municipality has 15,092 km² and approximately 117,233 thousand inhabitants.
It is limited to the north by the municipalities of Bibala and Humpata, to the east by the municipalities of Chibia and Chiange, to the south by the municipalities of Curoca and Tômbua, and to the west by municipality of Moçâmedes.
Known as the "Land of Sheep", due to the creation of this species on a large scale, in the municipality of Virei, it is home to a multitude of tourist sites.
It is in this municipality that the famous rock figures of Tchitundu are located - Hulu, one of the most important signs of the existence of human life on the planet.