The District has six counties, one Municipality with two divisions, seventeen (30) rural sub-counties, ten Town councils, One hundred eighty (180) parishes, and one thousand three hundred thirty seven (1,337) villages. The District Headquarters is located in Tororo Municipality, which is 214km from Kampala City.

 Leadership

Technical Leadership

1. Chief Adminstrative Officer
2. Deputy Chief Adminstrative Officer
3. Assistant Chief Adminstrative Offier
4. Principal Assistant Secretary
5. Principal Human Resource Officer
6. Senior Human Resource Offier
7. Human resource officer
8. District Health Officer
9. Assistant District Officer In charge of Environmental Health
10. Assistant DIstrict Officer In Charge of Maternal 
11. Bisotatistician- Tororo
12. District Planner
13. District Statistician
14. Assistant Statistical Officer
15. District Engineer
16. District Production and Marketing Officer
17. District Commercial Officer
18. District Natural Resource Officer
19. Chief Finance Officer
20. District Education Officer
21. District Water officer
22. Senior Porcument OFficer

Political Leadership

1. District Chairperson
2. Vice District Chairperson
3. Secretary for Health and Education
4. Secretary for Production and Marketing
5. Secretary for Works and Technical Services

Central Government representatives

1. Resident District Commissioner
2. Deputy Resident District Commissioner
3. District Internal Security Officer
4. District Police Commander