The Atiwa District is one of the seventeen Districts in the Eastern Region and located in the North-Western part of the Eastern Region. The District was carved out of the East Akim Municipal by Legislative Instrument (L.I) 1784 of 20th February 2004 in pursuance of the Government’s Decentralization policy. Kwabeng is the District Capital.

The District shares boundaries with five (5) Districts as follows; To the North by Kwahu West Municipal, To the South by East Akim Municipal, To the West by Birim Central Municipal, To the East by Fanteakwa and To the South West by Kwaebibirim. Other major towns in the District are Anyinam, Sekyere New Jejeti, Abomosu, Kadewaso, Akropong, and Asaman-Tamfoe.