Prestea is a town in the Western Region, in southwest Ghana and about 50 km north of the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

The mining of gold caused environmental problems, such as the storage of overburden in the vicinity of the hospital, and contamination of the river with toxic waste, as happened in October 2004.

[citation needed] The Prestea community has suffered from the detrimental effects of over a century of mining activities, as of 2011 this town still boast of only one senior high school in the area although overwhelming amount of riches is being gained from their soils.

Due to the presence of gold in abundance in Prestea, the kids don't like pursuing education but rather they like to chase money by indulging in small scale mining practices.

Political parties host their Presidential Aspirants, Annual NBA Nights, Wedding Reception and Musical Festivals.