Kapchorwa District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Kapchorwa is the district's main municipal, administrative, and commercial center, and is the site of the district headquarters. It is also the home district of Stephen Kiprotich, the men's marathon gold medalist at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and Joshua Cheptegei, the men's 5,000 m gold medalist at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The district is bordered by Kween District to the northeast and east, Sironko District to the south, and Bulambuli District to the west and northeast. The district headquarters at Kapchorwa, which means "home of friends", are located approximately 65 km, by road, northeast of Mbale, the nearest large city. The district is approximately 295 km northeast of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of the district are 01 24N, 34 27E.