Prestea is a town in the Western Region of southwest Ghana, situated about 50 km north of the Atlantic coast. It lies on the west bank of the Ankobra River, roughly 100 km northwest of Cape Coast, and forms part of the Prestea-Huni Valley District.
The town is among Ghana's larger settlements, ranking as the forty-sixth most populous in the country, with a population of 35,760 people. A railway line connects Prestea to Tarkwa and onward to the coastal city of Sekondi-Takoradi.