The district assembly is located in the western part of Volta Region and has Kpeve as its capital town.

They are made up of 6 municipal and 12 ordinary districts since the referendum and subsequent redemarcation of regions in December 2018.

[6] The South Dayi District is bounded by: The climate is tropical and is influenced largely by the southwest monsoons from across the South Atlantic Ocean which bring in the rain and the North Easterly Trade Winds blowing in the dry harmattan across the Sahara Desert.

The major rainy season is between mid April and early July while the minor one is from September to November.

The guinea savanna woodlands covers the Dayi basin and consists of scattered trees including acacia, bamboos, and baobabs.

In the region of Tsatee, Kpalime and Dzemeni are the semi-deciduous forests found on the slopes of the Akwapim-Togo-Atakora range.

The topography is an undulating one due to the large numbers of ridges and hills scattered throughout the district.

The jurisdiction of the local government involved the South Dayi Constituency, twelve electoral areas, two councils and two units.

These are the Development Planning, Finance and Administration, Justice and Security, Works and the Public Relations and Complaints sub-committees.

[12] The current District Chief Executive, Ernest Patrick Kodzo Mallet was appointed by Nana Akufo-Addo in June 2017.

Other important traditional authorities in the district include the Kpalime, Kpeve and Tongor.

The N2 Highway from Tema through Jasikan to Bawku and Kulungugu cuts through the district from south to north.

[27] Due to financial reasons however, regular commercial flights to the airport have been suspended by the domestic airlines.