Sekondi-Takoradi
Sekondi-Takoradi | |
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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. | |
| Etymology: Old Prussian: Secundis ("Second"), Takoradi (combination of "taccarada" or "Taccarary" and "ntakor") | |
| Nickname: Oil City | |
Sekondi-Takoradi Location of Sekondi-Takoradi in Western Region, Ghana Sekondi-Takoradi Sekondi-Takoradi (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 04°55′00″N 01°46′00″W / 4.91667°N 1.76667°W | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Western Region |
| District | Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan |
| Merged | 1946 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Municipal chief | Lawyer Frederick F. Faidoo |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 104,847 |
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| Postal codes | WS000-WS792 |
| Area code | 031 |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | stma.gov.gh |
Sekondi-Takoradi (/səˈkənˈdɪ tɑːˈkəˈrɑːˈdi/ 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.
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.