It is approximately 71 kilometres (44 mi) southeast of Kitgum, the nearest large town.

[2] This is approximately 159 kilometres (99 mi), by road, northeast of Gulu, the largest city in the sub-region.

It was calculated that the population of the town increased at an average annual rate of 1.9 percent, between 2015 and 2020.

St. Charles Lwanga College, a mixed, boarding, secondary school (S1 - S6) affiliated with the Catholic Church 6.

St. Mary's School of Midwivery, affiliated with the Dr. Ambrosoli Memorial Hospital, with 120 students in 2011 8.