Yes, we are an agrarian District
The Tolon District Assembly assumed it status in 2012 by LI. 2142 with Tolon as the district
capital. Hitherto, the district was part of the former Tolon/Kumbungu District; one of the 45
districts created by the then Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC) Law 207 in 1988. The
inauguration of 42 new districts in 2012 made Kumbungu a separate district, thus making Tolon
District detached public entity.
The Tolon District Assembly has 24 elected members and 11 Government appointees; adding
up to 35 members. The District Chief Executive and one Member of Parliament are also
members but that of the MP has no voting rights.
Tolon District is the 86th most populous district in Ghana. The district’s projected population in 2025 is 136,544, with 67,462 males and 69,092 females. The females comprise 50.6 of the District’s population.
The District occupies a land size of 1352.5 kilometer square with a population density of 101 persons per square kilometer.
Farming & Trading
Predominant Occupation
Dagbani/English/Gonja
Languages
55%
Literacy Rate