Oroko and Bakongo people of Congo and Zaire share almost the same cultures The district is the seat of the Dikome-Balue Chiefdom, a 2nd degree traditional chiefdom, home to the Balue people, and recognized by the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization.

[1] In 1900, Georg Spellenberg, of the Basel Mission, moved to Dikome to study the possibility of developing missionary action in the Rumpi Hills.

Cocoa is its major produce along with coffee, green tea, cocoyam (or taro), plantain, pepper and cassava.

Livestock farming, hunting, fishing, beekeeping, and the exploitation of wood provide other resources and help maintain the district's economy.

Due to its location in the mountain regions, most of the roads leading to the district are underdeveloped, making it hard to access by car.