The council was created in 1974 as a rural council and in 2004 it was transformed into a Municipal council by virtue of Law No. 018/2004 of 22nd July 2004. It has a total surface area of 4,840 km2 and is bounded to
the West by the Limbe council, to the North by the Buea council, to the North-East by Muyuka council, to the East by the Dibombari council in Mungo Division and to the South by Bonaberi council. The council has 28 villages 16 of which are located in the mainland while 12 are in the creeks. Three of these villages full within the urban spaces of Tiko municipality. They are Tiko, Likomba and Mutengene.