[1] Pallisa, the 'chief town' of the district, is located approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi), by road, west of Mbale, the largest city in the sub-region.

[3] Subsistence crop agriculture and animal husbandry are the two major economic activities in the district.

The major crops include:[4] Cattle, goats, sheep, poultry, pigs, are some of the animals raised in the district.

The lakes include: There are nine stocked fish farms in the district.

Fish species include: Pallisa District has 14 sub counties .