[3] This town is about 131 kilometres (81 mi), by road, west of Mbale, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region.

In July 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, estimated the mid-year population of the town at 67,800.

[1]The town is administered by a Municipal Council headed by a mayor.

The annual budget for the municipality in the 2019/2020 financial year that ended on 30 June 2020 was UGX:6,921,343,000 (US$1,908,570).

[6] The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to its borders:[7] 1.