Sékondi
Also known as Oil City, Taadi, Sekondi Takoradi, Sekondi
ville portuaire du Ghana
AI overview
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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Key facts
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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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- Region
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- Western Region
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Article · Français
Sekondi, ou Sekondi-Takoradi, est une ville et port du sud-ouest du Ghana, capitale de la région Occidentale, sur le golfe de Guinée, à proximité de la Côte d'Ivoire. C'est la troisième plus grande ville du pays, avec une population d'environ 445 000 personnes en 2012, un centre commercial et industriel. Les industries principales sont le bois de construction, le contreplaqué, les cigarettes, la Construction navale et la réparation des chemins de fer. La ville est située sur la principale ligne ferroviaire reliant Accra et Kumasi. Provenant chacune de forts hollandais et anglais du XVIIe siècle, Takoradi et Sékondi se sont unies en 1946.
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