Whether it is business or agriculture, Iganga is one of the best locations to think of first. Its location along the Eastern highway makes it a transit area to far Eastern Uganda and beyond the borders to Kenya. The town bustles with activity of thriving markets, a lot of highway traffic and a ‘swam’ of bicycles.

The wide maize, cotton, cassava fields among others in the rural part contrast with the rising buildings in the town showing the dynamic and fast development of Iganga district.

The district was established in 1974. Previously it was one of the three bigger areas that formed the then Busoga district including Jinja and Kamuli.

Originally, it was known as South Busoga until 1982 when it was renamed Iganga.

It lies between longitudes 33 degrees 10 minutes east and 34 degrees 0 minute west, and latitudes 0 degrees 06 minutes north and l degree 12 minutes north.

Located in the mid-eastern part of Uganda 125Kms from Kampala along the East African Highway, it borders the districts of Kamuli and Namutumba in the north and northeast, Bugiri in the east, Mayuge in the south and Jinja in the Southwest.