The district headquarters are located approximately 55 kilometres (34 miles), by road, north of Arua, the largest town in the sub-region.

[1] This is approximately 480 kilometres (300 mi), by road, north-west of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.

The Koboko North County consists of the Aringa Speaking Community Inclined to Lugbara and the South Inclined to the Pure Kakwa Speaking.

The annual population growth rate, between 2002 and 2012, was calculated at 6.4 percent.

[5] The district is the location of a tripoint, where the international borders of the DRC, South Sudan, and Uganda intersect.