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The Krachi Nchumuru is one of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana, and forms part of the 8 of Municipalities and Districts in the Oti Region.

The District is located at the North Western corner of the Volta Region of Ghana and lies between Latitude 70 4” N and 8025’ N Longitude 00 25’ W and 00 20’ E. with its Administrative capital Chinderi.

The major settlements include the following: Chinderi, Banda, Borae, Bejamse, and Akaniem.

The District can therefore take advantage of its strategic location to attract investments from both Southern and Northern Ghana.

Being strategically located in the transitional zone, the District’s closeness to the Bono East and Northern Regions makes it a potential avenue for wealth creation through greater internal trade and positive socio-cultural exchanges between the districts in these regions.

It is bounded to the south-east by Krachi West District, Krachi East Municipal to the east, Sene East District to the south-west and Kpandai District to the north. It has a total surface area of 1040 sqkm and one hundred and ninety-six (196) settlements, with water covering about 15%.

The population of the District according to 2021 population and housing census stands at 79,934

with 40,367 males and 39,567 females.