Butalangu,[1] the location of the district headquarters, lies approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi), by road, north of Kampala, the capital and the largest city of Uganda.

Access to clean water is possible through a network of boreholes and a protected springs.

As of March 2014[update], the prevalence rate of the disease in the district was estimated at 8%, compared to the national average of 6.5%.

The 2002 national census put the district population at about 137,300 inhabitants, with an annual growth rate of 3.3%.

Activities include the cultivation of coffee, maize, beans, bananas, cassava, sweet potatoes, vegetables such as tomatoes, cabbage and fruits including pineapples and mangoes.