Rüte has an area, as of 2011, of 40.9 square kilometers (15.8 sq mi).
 Of this area, 55.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.8% is forested.
 Of the rest of the land, 3.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 9.1% is unproductive land.

The district stretches from Altmann in the south to the hill country around the Hirschberg in the north.
 It includes the villages of Brülisau, Eggerstanden and Steinegg as well as portion of Weissbad between the Brüel, Schwendebach and Sitter rivers and the eastern portion of the Appenzell.
 The administrative center of the district is Steinegg.
Rüte has an area, as of 2011, of 40.9 square kilometers (15.8 sq mi).  Of this area, 55.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.8% is forested.  Of the rest of the land, 3.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 9.1% is unproductive land.
The district stretches from Altmann in the south to the hill country around the Hirschberg in the north.  It includes the villages of Brülisau, Eggerstanden and Steinegg as well as portion of Weissbad between the Brüel, Schwendebach and Sitter rivers and the eastern portion of the Appenzell.  The administrative center of the district is Steinegg.
Rüte