The district assembly was located in the central part of Upper East Region and had Tongo as its capital town.

The vegetation is guinea savannah woodland consisting of short widely spread deciduous trees and a ground flora of grass, which get burnt by fire or sun scorch during the long dry season.

The natural environment is fairly degraded as it faces threat of severe drought with high temperatures and perennial outbreak of bush fires.

Illegal surface mining is a major threat to the environment by degrading land and pollution of water bodies.

Access to potable water is indeed a problem and the District Assembly and other development partners are working to collectively find a solution.

Small Town Water System (STWS) have provided boreholes and hand-dug wells for many communities in the district with support from NGOs (ADRA, Rural Aid and WorldVision Ghana).

Agriculture plays important roles in the socio-economic development of the Talensi-Nabdam District, aside food security; it provides employment and incomes for over 90% the population.