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Tano South Municipal Assembly

Tano South Municipal

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  • Name of MMDA: Tano South Municipal Assembly
  • Region: Ahafo Region
  • Type of Assembly: Municipal
  • Capital: Bechem
  • Year Established: 1988 (as a District; elevated to Municipal in 2018)

The Asunafo North Municipal is one of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana, and forms part of the 6 of Municipalities and Districts in the Ahafo Region.

Asunafo North Municipal was one of the first Districts created in the then Brong Ahafo Region and which dates back as far as 1912.

The Asunafo North Municipal lies between latitudes 6°27°N and 7.00°N and longitudes 2°52°W. The total land size of the Municipality is 1093.7km2 with 389.7 km2 covered by forest reserves.

The Municipality shares common boundaries with Asutifi South District in the north-east, Dormaa Central Municipal on the north-west and Juaboso District and Sefwi-Wiaso Municipal in Western North Region on the west-south borders, and Asunafo South District in the Ahafo Region on the south-eastern borders.

Geographical and Demographic Data

  • Major Towns/Communities: Bechem, Derma, Subriso, Techimantia, Brosankro, Ankaase, Komfokrom.
  • Boundaries:
    • North – Tano North Municipal
    • South – Asutifi South District
    • East – Asunafo North Municipal
    • West – Offinso North District (Ashanti Region)

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Governance and Leadership

  • Municipal Chief Executive (MCE): [To be updated with current officeholder]
  • Presiding Member: [To be updated]
  • Assembly Structure:
    • 30+ Electoral Areas with elected and appointed members
    • Sub-district structures: Town/Area Councils and Unit Committees
    • Functional Sub-Committees: Finance & Administration, Development Planning, Works, Social Services, Justice & Security, Women & Children
  • Assembly Membership: Elected members, appointed members, MCE, and MP.

Development Priorities

  • Key Sectors of Focus: Agriculture, Education, Health, Roads & Infrastructure, Water & Sanitation, Local Economic Development.
  • Flagship Projects & Programmes:
    • Planting for Food and Jobs
    • Cocoa Rehabilitation Projects
    • Construction of classroom blocks and CHPS compounds
    • Expansion of rural electrification
    • Rehabilitation of feeder roads linking farming communities
  • SDGs Alignment: Aligned with SDGs 1 (No Poverty), 2 (Zero Hunger), 3 (Good Health & Well-being), 4 (Quality Education), 6 (Clean Water & Sanitation), 8 (Decent Work & Economic Growth), and 11 (Sustainable Cities).

Local Economic Development (LED)

  • Main Economic Activities: Cocoa, plantain, yam, cassava, maize farming; livestock rearing; petty trading.
  • Key Crops: Cocoa, maize, cassava, yam, plantain, cocoyam.
  • Livestock: Poultry, goats, sheep, pigs.
  • Key Investment Opportunities:
    • Cocoa processing and value addition
    • Agro-processing ventures (cassava flour, gari, maize milling)
    • Rural housing and commercial real estate
    • Eco-tourism and cultural festivals
  • Business Support Services: Business Advisory Centre (BAC), rural banks, microfinance institutions, farmer cooperatives.

Social Services and Infrastructure

  • Health Facilities: Health centres, CHPS compounds, maternity homes, clinics.
  • Educational Institutions: Basic schools, SHS (Bechem Presby SHS, Derma SHS), TVET institutions.
  • Road Network Condition: Trunk roads relatively good; feeder roads in poor state, affecting market access.
  • Water & Sanitation Coverage: Boreholes, mechanized water systems, and small-town water projects; sanitation challenges in some peri-urban areas.

Environment and Climate Resilience

  • Waste Management Systems: Zoomlion Ghana Ltd. and community clean-up campaigns.
  • Climate Adaptation Efforts: Tree planting, promotion of climate-smart agriculture, afforestation.
  • Environmental Challenges: Illegal logging, small-scale mining, deforestation, and waste disposal issues.

Civic Engagement and Participation

  • Public Engagement Strategies: Town hall meetings, budget hearings, stakeholder forums.
  • Youth & Women Inclusion Mechanisms: Gender Desk, youth in agriculture programmes, women’s associations, PWD empowerment fund.

Electoral Areas

1. MANSIN
2. ADUM
3. OHIANIMGUASE
4. NEW BROSANKRO
5. NEW BROSANKRO
6. ADOMAKOKROM
7. AHENBRONOSO, BECHEM
8. ZONGO/LOWCOST
9. COMMUNITY CENTER, BECHEM
10. DWOMO-WEST
11. NEW TOWN TECHIMANTIA
12. OSEI MFIKYIRE
13. SUBRISO
14. AKOBRO NYAMEBEYE
15. TWEAPEASE
16. BOFOAKA
17. ROMAN MISSION – TECHIMANTIA
18. ATEKYEM
19. KWASU
20. KROTIA
21. TORONTO
22. OLD BROSANKRO
23. JUNCTION, BECHEM
24. SISIREASE – TECHIMANTIA
25. ONWE NKWANTA
26. BREME
27. DERMA NKWAAKYIRE – KOFIKROM
28. TECHIMANTIA ZONGO
29. DWOMO EAST
30. ASUBOYE
31. DWOMO
32. AHENBOBOANO
33. WAWASE ASONOMASO
34. TUAGYANKROM
35. DERMA KUBEASE
36. ANKAASE
37. BEPOSO NO. 2, DERMA
38. ATOASE BEPOSO, DERMA