The area of Gonder city is 5,560 ha and it is a linear shape developed along the roads. Its altitude is 2200m above sea level; mean annual temperature of 20ºC; mean annual rainfall of 1172 mm. The prevailing wind direction is southeast to north and the principal natural constraints for the physical expansion of the town is the sloppy land and the manmade constraint is that most of the land in the town are occupied by historical area or heritage that hinders its expansion.