Loyoro lies in an area of low, rocky hills, with badly eroded soil.

There are dense thickets of acacia thorn with sansevieria and other succulents, making grazing difficult for the flocks and herds of the Dodoth people who live in the region.

On 4 December 2009 a large group of Jie warriors crossed Loyoro sub county towards Mount Morungole and raided a protected kraal.

They clashed with the army, losing 50 dead while nine soldiers of the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) were killed.

[4] A March 2010 report said that as usual the movement of livestock away from the homesteads to dry season pastures have made them vulnerable to raids.