Sekondi-Takoradi ( seh-kon-DEE tar-ku-wh-DEE) 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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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.
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.
From the Wikipedia article Sekondi-Takoradi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around Sekondi-Takoradi
- Takoradi3.2 km S
- Sekondi4.9 km E
- Shama Junction15 km NE
- Elmina48 km E
- Tarkwa49 km NW
- Esim54 km W
- Cape Coast60 km E
- Prestea71 km NW
Straight-line distance and compass bearing from the town centre.