The Sefwi Akontombra District is one the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana, and forms part of the 9 of Municipalities and Districts in Western North Region. And the Administrative Capital of the District is Akontombra.

It lies in North-Eastern part of the Western Region between Latitudes 60 N and 60 30’ N and Longitudes 20 45’ W and 20 15’ W. The district covers an area of 1,159 square kilometers, representing three percent of the land area of Western North Region.

It is bounded on the east by Sefwi Wiawso Municipal and Juaboso District to the north, Aowin Municipal to the south-east and Amenfi West Municipal to the south-west. The district covers an area of 1,120 sq.km, representing three percent of the land area of Western North Region.

The population of the district according to 2021 population and housing census stands at 70,225 with 36,918 males and 33,307 females.