The town of Iganga is the site of the district headquarters.

The district headquarters at Iganga are located approximately 44 kilometres (27 mi) northeast of Jinja, the largest city in the Busoga sub-region.

The annual population growth rate in the district was estimated at 3.5%.

[2] Iganga District has the 3rd amount of Muslims in Uganda by percentage.

Iganga District has the highest proportion of Muslims in Uganda.