Sekondi-Takoradi
Sekondi-Takoradi | |
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Top left picture: Arterial road and highway with the Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, First top right picture: Shoreline of Sekondi-Takoradi, Second top right picture: Railway station of Sekondi-Takoradi, Bottom picture: Sekondi-Takoradi harbour with intermodal containers and private housing estates. | |
| Etymology: Old Prussian: Secundis ("Second"), Takoradi (combination of "taccarada" or "Taccarary" and "ntakor") | |
| Nickname: Oil City | |
Location of Sekondi-Takoradi in Western Region, Ghana | |
| Coordinates: 04°55′00″N 01°46′00″W / 4.91667°N 1.76667°W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Western Region |
| District | Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan |
| Merged | 1946 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Municipal chief | Hon. Abdul-Mumin Issah |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2021): 4, 34 | |
• Total | 104,847 |
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| Postal codes | WS000-WS792 |
| Area code | 031 |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | stma.gov.gh |
Sekondi-Takoradi (/səˈkənˈdɪ tɑːˈkəˈrɑːˈdi/ seh-kon-DEE tar-ku-wh-DEE) is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi.: 4 It is the capital of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan District and the Western Region of Ghana.: 2 Sekondi-Takoradi is the region's largest city as well as an industrial and commercial center with a population of 245,382 people, according to the 2021 census. Since 2021 the mayor of the city and the metropolitan area has been Abdul-Mumin Issah. Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah is the current member of parliament for Takoradi and Armah Blay Nyameke for Sekondi.
Both cities grew from Dutch and English forts built around the 17th century.: 2 After a railway and a deepwater seaport was built in Sekondi and Takoradi in 1903 and 1928, both cities became important economic sectors in Ghana. They merged in 1946.: 6, 8, 4
Leading industries in the city are timber, cocoa processing, plywood, shipbuilding, its harbour and railway repair, and recently, sweet crude oil and crude oil. The most common occupation in Sekondi-Takoradi is fishing. Sekondi-Takoradi lies on the main railway lines to Kumasi.