Sekondi-Takoradi
Also known as Oil City, Taadi, Sekondi Takoradi, Sekondi
stad in 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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- Ghana#Africa
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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 · Nederlands
Sekondi-Takoradi is de derde grote stad van Ghana, na Accra en Kumasi. Sekondi-Takoradi bestaat uit de twee havensteden Sekondi en Takoradi en is de hoofdstad van de regio Western van Ghana en heeft ongeveer 335.000 inwoners (2005). Bij de haven is het oude Nederlandse Fort Oranje te vinden uit 1640, maar boven de ingang van het fort staat nu Fort Orange. Het stadion, het Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, was een van de stadions voor de Afrika Cup van 2008.
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