About Us

The Assembly's Profile


Background
Asunafo North Municipal is one of the 22 Municipal/Districts in the BrongAhafo Region of Ghana. The Municipality was carved out of the then Asunafo District in 2004. Due to multiplicity of functions as a result of urbanization and its consequent need for infrastructural development, the district was declared a municipality in 2008. The municipal capital, Goaso is located about 85km away from Sunyani, the Regional Capital.

Land Tenure
Usufruct system of land tenure is common in the municipality. Ownership of land is vested in the stool or chief who holds the land in trust. Individual families have use right of parcels of land, but have no right to dispose them. Immigrant farmers usually obtain farm land by providing wine “drinks” (usually in cast) to the head of the family or chief “by the Abunu” or “Abusa” system.

Location and Size
The municipality is located between latitudes 6° 27’ N and 700 N and longitude 2.52°w. It shares boundaries with Asutifi district in the North-East, Dormaa municipality on the North West and JuabosoBia and Sefwi-Wiaso District in the Western Region on the South West and Asunafosouth district in the BrongAhafo Region on the Southern-Eastern borders. The municipality covers a total land area of 1,093.7km², constituting about 2.76% of the Regional land area.

Geology and Soil
Asunafo North Municipal lies within the central part of the forest-dissected plateau of the physiographic Region of Ghana. There are different types of rocks in the district; these include the precambianBirimian and Tawaian formations. The soil is characteristically forest ochrosols and small patch of rubisols- ochrosolintegrate running in a South Western direction. It is reddish clay in the hill-tops changing to dark brown or grayish sandy loam in the low land areas.
Mission

Asunafo North Municipal Assembly exists to improve the quality of life of the people through promotion of active citizens’ participation in decision making and provision of broad based socio-economic infrastructure and the creation of employment opportunities in line with national development policy.

Vision

Asunafo North Municipal Assembly aspires to create an optimistic and prosperous municipality, through sustainable development and exploitation of available human and natural resources, and operating within a democratic, open and fair society in which mutual trust and socio-economic prospects exists for all citizens.

Core Functions

Section 12 (3) of Local Governance Act, 2016 (ACT 936) which establishes the Assembly also mandates it to perform among other functions;

  • Be responsible for the overall development of the municipality;
  • Formulate and execute plans, programmes and strategies for the effective mobilization of the resources necessary for the overall development of the municipality;
  • Promote and support productive activity and social development in the municipality and remove any obstacles to initiative and development;
  • Sponsor the education of students from the municipality to fill particular manpower needs of the municipality especially in the social sectors of education and health, making sure that the sponsorship is fairly and equitably balanced between male and female students;
  • Initiate programmes for the development of basic infrastructure and provide municipal works and services in the municipality;
  • Be responsible for the development, improvement and management of human settlements and the environment in the municipality;
  • In co-operation with the appropriate national and local security agencies, be responsible for the maintenance of security and public safety in the municipality;
  • Ensure ready access to courts in the municipality for the promotion of justice;
  • Act to preserve and promote the cultural heritage within the municipality
  • Initiate, sponsor or carry out studies that may be necessary for the discharge of any of the duties conferred by this Act or any other enactment; and
  • Perform any other functions that may be provided under another enactment.