Background

The Birim North District was carved out of the former Birim District Council in 1987 as part of the government’s decentralization programme to promote effective decentralized governance and speed up the development of the area. It is bordered to the north by Kwahu West Municipal, to the west by Asante Akyem South and Adansi South Districts all in the Ashanti Region, to the south by Akyemansa District, a newly created District carved out of the present Birim North District and to the east by Atiwa and Kwaebibirem Districts. The District has a total land area of 566.48 square kilometers.