Kween d istrict is located on the northern slopes of Mount Elgon, at an average altitude of about 1,900 metres above sea level. It is one of the three districts that form the Sebei sub-region.
The other two are Kapchorwa and Bukwo.
The other two are Kapchorwa and Bukwo.
It borders Nakapiripirit to the north, Amudat to the northeast, Bukwo to the east, Kapchorwa to the west and Bulambuli to the northwest. The Republic of Kenya lies to the south of Kween,
District Headquarters: Binyiny, 69 kilometres northeast of Mbale.