Tano South District is one of the 22 Districts in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. It lies between latitudes 7º00’N and 7º25’ N and between longitudes 1º45 W and 2º15 W. It is bounded on the North and East by the Offinso and Ahafo-Ano South Districts, both in the Ashanti Region. On the South, it is bounded by the Ahafo-Ano North District, also in the Ashanti Region and on its West and South-West by Tano North District Assembly.
The District has a total land area of 635 square kilometres, which is 1.54 percent of the total land area of the Brong Ahafo Region. The District Strategic Location as the entry point into Brong Ahafo Region from southern Ghana puts it in a unique position to attract tourists if that sector could be well developed.
The Deputy Minister of Information, Honorable James Agyenim Boateng has paid a familiarization visit to the Tano South District and educated the public on government policies and programmes and also acquainted himself with problems affecting the District.
Work on a community water project estimated at 117,000 euros (GH¢ 225,000.00) for the inhabitants of Dwomo in Tano South District of Brong-Ahafo has began.
Government is committed to building mini-hydroelectricity dams on the seven sites identified on the Tano and Pra Rivers in the Central and Western Regions.
The Minister of Education, Hon. Alex Tettey Enyo has announced that government has allocated GHC 450,000 to St. Joseph’s College of Education at Bechem in the Tano South District of the Brong Ahafo Region to facilitate its transformation as a tertiary institution.