Its administrative seat is the town of Ikungi.

According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Ikungi District was 411,262.

[2][3] Paved trunk road T3 from Morogoro to the Rwandan border passes through the district.

As of 2012, Ikungi District was administratively divided into 26 wards.

[3] The Singida Rural District was administratively divided into 30 wards: