The town of Pakwach is the location of the district headquarters.

[2] The town of Pakwach, where the district headquarters are located is approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Nebbi, the nearest large town.

[3] This is approximately 131 kilometres (81 mi), by road, southeast of Arua, the largest city in the West Nile sub-region.

[4] Pakwach is about 370 kilometres (230 mi), by road, northwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.

[5] Pakwach District was created by the government of Uganda in 2015 and became operational on 1 July 2017.