Brong Ahafo has 19 administrative districts, with District Chief Executives (DCEs) as the political
heads. The DCEs are assisted by District Co-ordinating Directors (DCDs) who are responsible for the
day to day running of the districts. The DCEs work under the Regional Minister (the political head of
the region), while the DCDs are under the Regional Coordinating Director. Sunyani is the
administrative headquarters of the region, where the Regional Minister resides.The legislative wing of
the is the District Assembly. One third of its membership is appointed by Government in consultation
with local leaders, while the remaining are elected on non-party lines. The District Assembly elects its
own Presiding Member.The District Assemblies are divided into Town and Area Councils, depending
on the population and land area of the district. A compact settlement or town with a population of
5,000 or more qualifies to have a Town Council status. An Area Council is made up of 2 or more towns
which when pulled together has a population of 5,000 or more. The region has 37 Town Councils and
106 Area Councils. Eight of the districts bear the name of the district capital, with the remaining five
(Asunafo, Asutifi, Tano, Jaman and Sene) named after geographical land marks or historical events.
Another aspect of the relates to constituencies and areas for electoral purposes. The region is divided
into 21 constituencies, which are further subdivided into 582 electoral areas or electoral units. These
electoral areas consist of 2,292 basic units called polling stations.Each of eight districts has two
constituencies with the remaining five having one constituency each. Wenchi, one of the districts
with two constituencies has the highest number of electoral areas (54), electoral units (214) and
polling stations (223). Seven districts have 48 electoral areas each. The Sene district has the least
number of electoral areas (30) and polling stations (98). There has been the need for the creation of
six new districts
