[1][5] Hoima is located approximately 200 kilometres (124 mi) northwest of Kampala, Uganda's largest city, on an all-weather tarmac highway, the Kampala–Hoima Road.

[18][19] The second phase of construction, focused on the facilitation of passengers and boosting tourism and business, is expected to conclude in 2022.

[22] The city will be served by Hoima International Airport which is currently under construction and expected to be completed by December 2023.

[23] The following additional points of interest are found within the city limits or close to its edges: (a) Orukurato rw'Obukama bwa Bunyoro-Kitara (Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom parliament (b) Ekikaali Kya (Kings palace of) Karuziika (c) Western campus of Gulu University (d) the headquarters of Hoima District Administration (e) offices of Hoima City Council (f) a branch of the National Social Security Fund (g) Hoima Regional Referral Hospital, a 268-bed public hospital administered by the Uganda Ministry of Health.

The current number of secondary schools is 5(District Education Department Report for FY 2020/2021).

Secondary school enrolment is 20,493 students out of which 10,322 (50.3%) are males and 10,171 (49.7%) are females presenting gender disparities in favor of boys.