The town is approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi), by road, southwest of Nwoya, the site of the district headquarters.[1] The town is at the intersection of the Karuma–Pakwach road with the Acholibur–Gulu–Olwiyo Road, approximately 314 kilometres (195 mi) north of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[2] The coordinates of Olwiyo are 2°32'15.0"N, 31°53'06.0"E (Latitude:2.5375; Longitude:31.8850).[3]
Power line
A 60 kilometres (37 mi) 440 kilovolt electricity line from Karuma Power Station is under construction to a substation in Olwiyo, under the supervision of Intec Gopa International Energy Consultants GmbH of Germany.[4]