Benakuma municipality corresponds to the Menchum Valley Subdivision. The subdivision is located between latitude 6°10’ and 6° 31’ North of the equator and between longitude 9°10’ and longitude 10°20’ East of Greenwich. The council has borders to the north with Wum Central Subdivision, to the East with Bafut Subdivision, to the South-West with Akwaya Subdivision in the South West region of Cameroon, to the South with Njikwa Council and to the West with the Republic of Nigeria.