The Birim South District is one of the newly created Administrative Districts in the eastern region of Ghana Carved out of the former Birim South District now Birim Central Municipal as part of the government’s decentralization programme. Akim Swedru is the District capital. The District covers an estimated land area of 299.50sqkm. The District shares boundaries with Birim Central in the North-east, Assin North (West) and Asikuma Odoben-Brakwa and Agona to the South.
The Member of Parliament for the Achiase Constituency in the Eastern Region, Amoah Kwasi Robert is assisting Akyem Osroase community to construct a clinic that would help in improving health delivery in the area.
Chief Executive of the Birim South District, Baffour Mensah-Takyi has commended the security agencies, all political parties, the press and the Electoral Commission for their dedication to duty for the successful conduct of a peaceful election.
The ruling National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) had since assuming power in 2009 initiated several social intervention programmes as part of its contribution to help scale down the rampant unemployment rate in the country.
Construction works on an information and communication technology (ICT) centre at Akim Achiase in the Birim South District in the Eastern Region is about 75 percent complete.
Construction of a modern six unit classroom block for the Nuruya Islamic Primary School at Achim Swedru in the Birim South District in the Eastern Region has been completed.