[1] Katakwi is approximately 52 kilometres (32 mi), by road, northeast of Soroti, the largest city in the Teso sub-region.

[2] It is about 153 kilometres (95 mi), by road, northwest of Mbale, the largest city in Uganda's Eastern Region.

[3] Katakwi is approximately 343 kilometres (213 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and its largest city.

In 2020 the mid-year population of Katakwi Town Council was projected at 9,100.

It was calculated that the population of the town had increased at an average annual rate of 2.6 percent between 2015 and 2020.