Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise):
Ao Luek,
Khao Phanom, and
Nuea Khlong. To the south and west it borders
Phang Nga Bay. In the district is the
Phi Phi Archipelago and several smaller islands. The
karst landscape at the coast has attracts tourists to the beaches of
Ao Nang and
Railay, well known to rock climbers.
Khao Phanom Bencha National Park in the north of the district protects the forests around Phanom Bencha, the highest elevation in
Krabi Province. That hills are also the source of the
Krabi River, which empties into Phang Nga Bay at
Krabi town. Its
estuary with mangrove forests and mudflats is a
Ramsar-protected wetland. ==Administration==