Overview

Koboko District is situated on the extreme corner of North Western part of Uganda as shown on the map of Uganda above. It is at the point where three countries i.e. Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan meet, this point where the three countries meet is called “Salia Musala” meaning the three cooking stones. It is bordered by the Republic of South Sudan in the North, Yumbe District in the East, Democratic Republic of Congo in the West and Maracha District in the South. Koboko town is the Administrative and commercial headquarters of the District and it is 574 kilometres away from Kampala, Uganda’s capital city, only 3kms from DRC boarder and 16kms from that of South Sudan.  The district has a total land area of 820.8 km2, which is 316.9 sq. miles.  It is 1,285 m (4,216 ft) above sea level.