The district assembly is located in the southern part of the Oti Region and has Nkonya Ahenkro as its capital town.

Jean-Marie Formadi is the current member of parliament for the Biakoye constituency under the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

She polled 17,760 valid votes, representing 63.7 percent, as against 9,696 votes, representing 34.8 percent, secured by Dr. Frank Yirenkyi of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) during the 2024 Ghanaian general election.

[4] A notable citizen of the District is Ave K. Kludze, a NASA rocket scientist who was honoured at the village of Gbi Kpeme, near Nkonya Ahenkro, during a festival.

Another prominent Personality is Lawyer Kwasi Owusu Yeboah, he was the first Regional Minister for Oti.