[2] Kitagwenda District is part of the Kingdom of Toro, one of the ancient traditional monarchies in Uganda.

The kingdom is coterminous with the Toro sub-region, home to an estimated 1 million inhabitants in 2002, according to the national population and housing census conducted that year.

[4] Ntara, the district headquarters lies approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi), by road, south of Fort Portal, the largest city in Toro sub-region.

[1] There are numerous aquatic systems in the district including: The 2011, the population of Kitagwenda County was estimated at 129,600 inhabitants.

[1] The predominant ethnic group in the district are Batagwenda and the language spoken is Rutagwenda.