The Asante Akim Central Municipal is one of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana, and forms part of the 43 of MMDAs in the Ashanti Region and has Konongo as its Administrative Capital.

The Asante Akim Central Municipal (formerly Asante Akim North Municipal) was carved out of the erstwhile Asante Akim District Council in 1988 as part of the Ghana’s Decentralization Process.

The Municipality is located in the eastern part of Ashanti Region and lies between latitude 60 30’ North and 70 30’ North and longitude 00 15’ West and 10 20’ West. It covers a land area of 1,160 sq. km.

The Municipality shares boundaries with Sekyere East District on the north, Kwahu South District on the east, Asante Akim South Municipal on the south and Juaben Municipal on the west.

The population of the Municipality according to the 2021 Population and Housing Census stands at 91,673 with 44,507 males 47,166 females.