Lyantonde is located in the South-western region of Uganda. Lyantonde borders Rakai District in the South, Masaka in the East, Kiruhura in the West and Sembabule in the Northeast. The District headquarter is in Lyantonde Town Council. The distance from Kampala, the National capital city is of 193 Kilometres.

The name Lyantonde was derived from an old lady (named Ntonde) who used to sunbathe at the only protruding open rock in the dry corridor. Whenever...