It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Iganga District.

[3] This is approximately 108 kilometres (67 mi), by road, southwest of Mbale, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region.

International Hand Iganga is a non-governmental organization operating in the area supporting education and community development.

The highway from the city of Jinja passes through Iganga, continuing on to Bugiri and Tororo, as the Jinja–Iganga–Bugiri–Tororo Road.

From there it continues to the international border with Kenya at Malaba, approximately 104 kilometres (65 mi) east of Iganga.

[12] Efforts have been made to establish emergency medical services in Iganga, most notably with the development of a lay first responder program in 2016 by international collaborators from Washington University in St. Louis, LFR International and the Uganda Red Cross Society.