Map of Prestea, Ghana

Prestea is a city in Western, Ghana, with a population of about 35,611. It lies at 5.4338°N, 2.1429°W. Prestea is about 216 km (134 mi) west of Accra, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tarkwa, 22 km to the southeast.

Prestea at a glance

Where is Prestea?

• The 5th largest city in Western on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 48 min on the shortest day to 12 h 26 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Prestea

• Tarkwa — 22 km southeast
• Assin Foso — 62 km northeast
• Esim — 64 km south
• Sekondi-Takoradi — 71 km southeast
• Dunkwa — 71 km northeast
• Sekondi — 73 km southeast
• Takoradi — 73 km southeast
• Elmina — 96 km southeast
• Obuase — 100 km northeast
• Cape Coast — 106 km east

Largest cities in Western

• Takoradi — 389,114
• Sekondi — 285,506
• Sekondi-Takoradi — 138,872
• Tarkwa — 49,937
• Esim — 35,487

Largest cities in Ghana

• Kumasi — 2,544,530
• Accra — 1,963,264
• Tamale — 464,316
• Takoradi — 389,114
• Sekondi — 285,506
• Cape Coast — 212,426
• Atsiaman — 202,932
• Ashaiman — 190,972
• Obuase — 179,604
• Tema — 155,782

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.