The Central Tongu District is one of the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana, and forms part of the 18 of Municipalities and Districts in the Volta Region.
The District formerly known as North Tongu has its Administrative capital at Adidome which lies within the tropical savannah grassland zone. The Volta River runs from the north to the south of the Districts roughly dividing it into two equal parts with each half lying on the banks of the River.
The District shares boundaries with Akatsi North District and Akatsi South Municipal to the east, to the south with South Tongu District and Ada East Districts respectively, to the west with Dangme West District and to the north with North Tongu Districts.
The District covers a total land area of about 706km.
The population of the District according to 2021 population and housing census stands at 83,803
with 39,436 males and 44,367 females.
