Wenchi | |
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Location of Wenchi in Bono, Ghana | |
Coordinates: 7°33′33″N 1°55′45″W / 7.55917°N 1.92917°W | |
Country | Ghana |
Region | Bono |
District | Wenchi Municipal |
Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 39,187[1] |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | GMT |
Wenchi is a town and the capital of Wenchi Municipal of the Bono Region in the middle-belt of Ghana. Wenchi is located at 7.73333 [latitude in decimal degrees], -2.1 [longitude in decimal degrees] at an average elevation/altitude of 304 meters.[2] Wenchi is approximately 30 km north of Techiman and about 50 km east of the Ivory Coast border. Wenchi has a population of 39,187 people in 2013.[1]