[1] Bugiri, the district headquarters lies 77 kilometres (48 mi), by road, east of Jinja, the largest city in Busoga sub-region.

The land surface is characterized by gentle undulating hills with few higher residual features.

The main crops include: Tilda Uganda Limited (TUL), a commercial agricultural company, grows rice on a commercial basis at Kibimba Rice Scheme, in the extreme east of Bugiri District.

At one time, the district produced in excess of forty (40) metric tonnes of fish on a daily basis.

At the height of the fish boom, 75% of the output was exported (mainly to Western Europe), 20% was consumed locally and 5% was lost in processing.