Sekondi-Takoradi
Also known as Oil City, Taadi, Sekondi Takoradi, Sekondi
Sekondi-Takoradi ( ) is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. It is the capital of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan District and the Western Region of Ghana. 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 2025 the mayor of the city and the metropolitan area has been Frederick F. Faidoo, a lawyer. Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah is the current member of parliament for Takoradi and Armah Blay Nyameke for Sekondi.
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Sekondi-Takoradi is a major city in Ghana's Western Region, formed by two twin cities that serve as the capital of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan District and function as the region's largest industrial and commercial hub with a population of 245,382 according to the 2021 census. The city matters as an important economic and administrative center for the Western Region, currently led by Mayor Frederick F. Faidoo.
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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.
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- Old Prussian: Secundis ("Second"), Takoradi (combination of "taccarada" or "Taccarary" and "ntakor")
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- Location of Sekondi-Takoradi in Western Region, Ghana
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- Country
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- Ghana
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- Western Region
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25 sectionsContents
- History
- Etymology
- Early settlement
- World War II
- 20th century to present
- Economy
- Administration
- Demographics
- Geography
- Metropolitan area
- Climate
- Flooding
- Transportation
- Culture
- Healthcare
- Education
- Sports
- Media
- Sister cities
- Notable people
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Sekondi-Takoradi ( ) is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. It is the capital of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan District and the Western Region of Ghana. 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 2025 the mayor of the city and the metropolitan area has been Frederick F. Faidoo, a lawyer. Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah is the current member of parliament for Takoradi and Armah Blay Nyameke for Sekondi.
Both cities developed from Dutch and English forts built around the 17th century in the early colonial and trading period. 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.
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