The town of Alebtong serves as the district headquarters.

Alebtong District is located in the Lango sub-region.

The district headquarters are approximately 48 kilometres (30 mi), by road, east of Lira, the largest city in the sub-region.

[1] This is approximately 285 kilometres (177 mi), by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.

The 2002 national census estimated the population to be 163,047.