Kabale District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. Kabale hosts the district headquarters. It was originally part of Kigezi District, before the districts of Rukungiri, Kanungu, Kisoro, Rubanda and Rukiga and were excised to form separate districts. Kabale is sometimes nicknamed "Kastone" as in the local language Rukiga, a "kabale" is a small stone.
The Kabale District is bordered by Rukungiri District to the north, Rukiga District to the north-east, Rwanda to the east and south, Rubanda District to the west, and Kanungu District to the north-west. Kabale is approximately 143 km, by road, southwest of the city of Mbarara, the largest urban centre in Uganda's Western Region. Kabale is located approximately 410 km, by road, south-west of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. Kabale sits approximately 25 km, north of the town of Katuna at the international border with Rwanda.