[2] Other towns in the district include Kalisizo, Kyotera Kakuuto and Mutukula.

[4] Rakai is located about 48 kilometres (30 mi) north-west of the international border with Tanzania at Mutukula.

[5] and approximately 66.5 kilometres (41 mi)south-west of Masaka, the nearest large city.

[6] The town is approximately 199 kilometres (124 mi) south-west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.

UBOS calculated the annual growth rate of the town's population to average 2.53 percent, between 2015 and 2020.