Later, the southwest part of the district was split off to create Kwahu West District in August 2004 (which it later was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 1 July 2007 (effectively 29 February 2008) to become Kwahu West Municipal District); thus the remaining part has been retained as Kwahu South District.
The southwest portion of the district was separated off to form Kwahu West District in August 2004. This new district became a municipal district assembly on July 1, 2007 (effectively February 29, 2008), and the remaining part remained as Kwahu South District.