[2] This is approximately 299 kilometres (186 mi), by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.

The town gained prominence during the 2000s because of the large hydrocarbon deposits that have been discovered underground in the district and elsewhere in the Bunyoro sub-region.

The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the mid-year population of Buliisa at 7,600 in July 2015.

UBOS estimates that the town's population has grown at an average annual rate of 4.56 percent, between 2015 and 2020.

[1] The 111 kilometres (69 mi) Hoima–Butiaba–Wanseko Road terminates in Wanseko, a northern suburb of Buliisa Municipality.