[citation needed] According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Rorya District was 354,490.

[2][3] Paved Trunk Road T4 from Mwanza to the Kenyan border passes through Rorya District from south to east.

[6] Rorya District is among the newly established councils, which commenced official on 1 July 2007.

The district is in the north of Tanzania and lies between latitudes 1°00" – 1°45" south of the Equator and longitudes 33° 30" – 35° 0" east of the Meridian.

There are four divisions There are 21 wards (with total population - 2012):[3] The economy of Rorya residents and the district council depend on agricultural, livestock keeping, fishing, small industries and other resources: More than 89% of the people living in the district depend on agriculture for their living.

The environmental impacts caused by livestock keeping include burning of forestry – preparation of pastures, soil erosion and compartment.

Other forests are owned by the community (18%) and individuals (12%) known as Ngitiri for domestic uses like fuel, construction and medicine.

There is an unused natural gas source at Nyamusi area though no significant steps have been taken to extract and use it.

Some economic fish species found in the lake are Nile-peach, tilapia and silver cyprinid (Omena in Luo) among others.