Background

Asutifi South District is one of the administrative districts in the Ahafo Region. The District was carved out from the then Asutifi District in July, 2012 with Hwidiem as the District capital. The District was established by Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2054 of 2011.

The Government of Ghana has operated the decentralized system of development since 1988 with the District Assembly, as the planning authority. The District is expected to initiate and coordinate the processes of planning, programming, budgeting and implementation of District plans, programmes and projects. The District Assemblies and the various organs are expected to carry out medium and long term planning including integration of population policies and issues, as they pertain to the needs of particular Districts and communities.

The overall level of development and demographic structure of the country conceals differences between and within Regions, Districts, and Urban and Rural localities. As such, there are bound to be differences in the population and development needs and priorities between and within Districts, Urban and Rural localities.

The report deals with the Asutifi South District. Its objective is to make available to the general public, analysis of the results of the 2010 Population and Housing Census and their full implication for policy and planning in the District. This chapter gives a brief description of the Asutifi South District with respect to political and administrative structure, physical characteristics, political administration, social and cultural structure and the economy.