However on 15 March 2018, the northeast part of the district was split off to create Okere District; thus the remaining part has been retained as Akuapim North Municipal District when the Legislative Instrument (L.I) 2342 in 2017 in pursuance to the Government’s Decentralization Policy and Local Government Reform Policy[2] was implemented to split off the Okere District from the Akuapim North Municipal District.

The municipality is located in the southeast part of Eastern Region of the Republic of Ghana and has Adukrom as its capital town.

[3][4] The Traditional Area comprises seven main towns is Abiriw, Dawu, Awukugua, Adukrom, Apirede, Aseseeso and Abonse and over one hundred and fifty smaller towns and villages which residents hail from one of the seven main towns.

The language spoken amongst the indigenes of the area is Kyerepon.

[6] The district can be found on the Akuapem Ridge located in the South Eastern part of the Eastern Region, of the Republic of Ghana about 68km from Accra which shares boundaries with Akuapem North Municipal Assembly to the South and East to Yilo Krobo Municipal Assembly.