세콘디타코라디
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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- Region
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- Western Region
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