Kanoni, where the district headquarters are located, lies approximately 97 kilometres (60 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.

[1] This location is approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi), by road, west of Mpigi, the nearest large metropolitan area.

Livestock farming is a major economic activity in the district supplemented with subsistence agriculture.

[3] In 1991, the national census estimated the district population at about 119,550.

The next census in 2002 estimated the population of Gomba District at approximately 133,300.