Internationally known for its Kente Weaving, Bonwire is a small town located approximately 30-km northeast of Kumasi. It is easily accessible from the northeast or the Atoa Road from Kumasi.

Approximately 300 years ago, the Asona and Eduana clans migrated from Akyem- Ahwinease, in the eastern part of Ghana. Under the leadership of Nana Bobie Ansah, they settled in Akyeneso but because of a shortage of available water soon moved to the area now known as Bonwire. While this Anglican spelling is most commonly seen, the original spelling (Bonwire) is derived from a local plant, nwere.

During the early days, the Ashantes were at war. The people of Bonwire protected themselves by setting their daily activities in the nearby forest (approx. ½ km from town center) and in the night they came out from the forest to sleep in their various houses in the town. The forest became known as Ayowakeseho forest, named after the large clay bowl used for eating from, called ayowa. Read more>>>