1.1 Location
| Kasese District: | Western Uganda |
| Latitudes: | 0o 12’S and 0o 26N |
| Longitudes: | 29o 42’E and 30o 18’E |
| To the North: | Bundibungyo District |
| To North East: | Bunyangabo District |
| To the South East: | Kamwenge,District |
| To the South: | Rubirizi District |
| To the West: | Democratic Republic of Congo |
1.2 Land Area:
| Total surface area: | 3,389.8 Km |
| Dry land: | 2911.3 square kilometres (86 per cent) |
| Open water: | 409.7 square kilometres |
| Permanent swamp/wetland: | 68.8 square kilometres (2 %of the total Land area) |
| Nature and wildlife conservation: | 1834.6 square kilometres (63 per cent of the land area) |
| Population density: | 183 persons/Km2, (450 persons per square kilometre-land available for farming and settlement) |
1.3 Population:
| Total district Population: | 1,000,000 |
| Males: | 338,796 (48.3% of the total District Population) |
| Females: | 363,233 (51.7% of the total District Population) |
1.4 Residence:
| Rural: | 529,976 (75.5%) |
| Urban: | 172,053 (24.5%) |
1.5 Population Type
| Households: | 696,417 (99.2% of the total District Population) |
| Non Household: | 5612 (0.8% of the District Population) |
1.6 Average Household size
| No. of Household: | 140,697 |
| Average Household Size: | 4.9 |
1.7 Population growth rate
| 1991-2002: | 3.6 per anum |
| 2002-2014: | 2.45 per anum |
