The district assembly is located in the western part of Bono Region and has Sampa as its capital town.
The location of the district along the Ghana and Ivory Coast border presents economic potential and opportunities that can be maximized to improve the lives of the citizenry.
The major sectors of agriculture in the district are crop farming and livestock rearing.
The district has seventy-five schools: fifty-six public and nineteen private, with 99 classrooms.
Both orthodox and traditional health services are provided in the municipality which focuses on curative and preventive care delivery.