The landscape is characterized by undulating terrain. From wide valleys in the east, the landscape gradually rises to long ridges and plateaus in the west, and here are the highest elevations in the region. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions: Benešov Uplands (most of the territory), Brdy Highlands (west) and Vlašim Uplands (southeast). The highest point of the district and the whole Central Bohemian Region is the mountain Tok in Obecnice with an elevation of 865 m (2,838 ft), the lowest point is the river bed of the Kocába in Velká Lečice at 265 m (869 ft).
From the total district area of 1,562.9 km2 (603.4 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 746.8 km2 (288.3 sq mi), forests occupy 635.3 km2 (245.3 sq mi), and water area occupies 42.1 km2 (16.3 sq mi). Forests cover 40.6% of the district's area.[1]
The most important river is the Vltava, which flows across the district from south to north. Other notable rivers are the Litavka and Kocába. The Lomnice and Klabava rivers originate here. The most significant bodies of water are the reservoirs Orlík, Kamýk and Slapy, built on the Vltava. There are also relatively many small ponds.
