The Agona West Municipal Assembly (AWMA) was created out of the former Agona District Assembly (ADA) on 25 th February, 2008 by LI 1920. Agona West Municipality has six zonal councils. They are Swedru Zonal Council, Nyakrom Zonal Council, Otsenkorang/Edukrom Zonal Council, Nkum/Ahamadonko Zonal Council, Bobikuma/Kwaman Zonal Council and Abodom/Kukrantumi Zonal Council.

Agriculture is the major economic activity undertaken in the municipality.The high soil fertility supports cultivation of tree/cash crops, food crops, vegetables and sugarcane. Tree crops such as cocoa, citrus and oil palm are cultivated. Food crops like maize, cassava cocoyam and vegetables are also cultivated. Agricultural technology in the Municipality is mainly traditional and subsistence, employing farming implements like hoes, cutlasses and axes and this partly explains the low productivity. The products from the sector are mainly supplied to the Swedru, Kasoa, Bawjiase and Accra Markets. Modern Storage systems are virtually non-existent therefore, farmers resort to traditional method of storage such as barn, improved cribs and solar drying method.