Benchema-Nkatieso

Benchema and Nkatieso are neighboring agrarian towns in the southwest quadrant of western region of Ghana, about 86 miles east of the Ivorian border, whose combined populations total approximately 15,000 . The Sefwis of Benchema and Nkatieso speak a dialect of the Akan language, and the towns' collective literacy rate is nearly 75%.

Country Ghana
Region Western Region District Juaboso District Major ...

---- Area -Benchema 23 km² -Nkatieso 31 km² Total 54 km²

---- Time Zone CET (UTC+1) -Summer(DST) CEST (UTC+1)

Together, Benchema and Nkatieso form a community jointly sustained by local food production and outside trade. Each of the towns boasts of both public and private primary schools and middle schools, but the closest high school is located in another municipality five miles away—along with the nearest police station.

Buses travelling on unpaved roads are the major form of transportation to major cities; Kumasi, the Ghana's second largest city, is a two-hour bus-ride from Benchema-Nkatieso. Kumasi is also home to the university nearest to Benchema-Nkatieso, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Wiawso Teacher Training College in Sefwi-Wiawso is 22-miles from here. University of Mines and Technology in Tarkwa, Western Region is about three hour drive from Benchema-Nkatieso

Although Benchema and Nkatieso are connected to Ghana's power grid, the towns do not have a water supply network. Instead, boreholes provide safe drinking water for the residents. The construction (tarring) of Wiawso-Benchema Trunk Road is ongoing. It is expected to be completed soon. The tarring of the road from Wiawso to Benchema would make travelling along the Accra-Kumasi-Bibiani-Wiawso-Benchema Highway very easy and time saving. Goods and services would also be transported to the major cities at a lower cost. The project is funded by the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) through the Government of Ghana (GoG).