[1] Kakonko District is bordered to the north by Kagera Region, to the east by Geita Region, to the south by Kibondo District, and to the west by Burundi.

According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Kakonko District was 178,419.

Unpaved trunk road T9 from Kigoma Region to the Kagera Region border passes through the district.

[4] As of 2012, Kakonko District was administratively divided into 11 wards.

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