The Techiman Municipal is one of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana, and forms part of the 11 of Municipalities and Districts in the Bono East Region and with its capital Techiman.

The Municipality is situated in the central part of the Bono East Region and lies between longitudes 10 49` east and 20 30` west and latitude 80 00` north and 70 35` south. The Municipal Assembly was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I) 2096 and has a land surface area of 639 sq. km.

It shares common boundaries with four districts namely, Techiman North District, Wenchi and Nkronza South Municipalities in the Bono and Bono East Regions and Offinso North District in the Ashanti Region.

The population density therefore is 227.7 persons per square kilometer. This is very high and has implications for the socio-economic development of the Municipality.

The population of the Municipality according to the 2021 Population and Housing Census stands at 243,335 with 118,699 males and 124,636 females.