This is approximately 77 kilometres (48 mi), by road, northwest of Kamuli, the nearest large town.

[2] This is about 51 kilometres (32 mi), by road, northwest of Buyende, where the district headquarters are located.

[3] Bukungu is located approximately 139 kilometres (86 mi) northwest of Jinja, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region.

[6] Bukungu is close to the point where the Victoria Nile enters Lake Kyoga, to the west of town.

[5] The town and surrounding villages constitutes a very low income community, where sanitation and sourcing clean, drinking water is a challenge.