[2] On 13 February 1965, Paidha and Goli were bombed by the Congolese Air Force in retaliation for the support of the Ugandan government for Simba rebels.

It is approximately 95 kilometres (59 mi), by road, south of Arua, the largest city in the sub-region.

[4] This is approximately 196 kilometres (122 mi), by road, southwest of Gulu, the largest city in the Northern Region of Uganda.

[5] Zombo, the town where the district headquarters are located, is approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi), by road, northwest of Paidha.

In 2013, it was the second-busiest border crossing between Uganda and the DRC, based on the volume of informal exports and imports.