The municipality is located in the central part of Upper East Region and has Bongo as its capital town.

Bongo District is near the town of Bolgatanga, the Upper East Region's capital.

The area is generally flat with occasional outcrops of rocks at an elevation of 200 m. The landscape has little vegetation.

Visiting Bongo during the rainy season, gives u an extra attraction to a swelling river connecting to the Vea Dam and Lake.

There is only one eye care center in the entire district located at Yorogo which also serve many people across the region and beyond.