| Official Name: | Essam |
| Settlement Type: | District Capital |
| Pushpin Map: | Ghana |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ghana |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western North Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bia West District |
| Unit Pref: | metric |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 6.6667°N -9°W |
| Elevation M: | 177 |
Essam is a small town and is the capital of Bia West District, a district in the Western North Region of Ghana.The people there are mainly Sefwi people and their common language is the Sefwi language.[1] [2]