Sekondi-Takoradi

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Sekondi-Takoradi
City
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.
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 is located in Ghana
Sekondi-Takoradi
Sekondi-Takoradi
Location of Sekondi-Takoradi in Western Region, Ghana
Sekondi-Takoradi is located in Africa
Sekondi-Takoradi
Sekondi-Takoradi
Sekondi-Takoradi (Africa)
Coordinates: 04°55′00″N 01°46′00″W / 4.91667°N 1.76667°W / 4.91667; -1.76667
CountryGhana Ghana
RegionWestern Region
DistrictSekondi Takoradi Metropolitan
Merged1946
Government
[1]
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • Municipal chiefHon. Abdul-Mumin Issah
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2][3]: 4, 34 
 • Total104,847
 • Ethnicities
 • Religions
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Postal codes
WS000-WS792
Area code031
ClimateAw
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Sekondi-Takoradi (/səˈkənˈdɪ tɑːˈkəˈrɑːˈdi/ seh-kon-DEE tar-ku-wh-DEE)[4] is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi.[5]: 4 [6] It is the capital of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan District and the Western Region of Ghana.[3]: 2  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.[2][7] Since 2021 the mayor of the city and the metropolitan area has been Abdul-Mumin Issah.[1]

Both cities grew from Dutch and English forts built around the 17th century.[5]: 2  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.[5]: 6, 8, 4 

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.[8] Sekondi-Takoradi lies on the main railway lines to Kumasi.[3][9][5]

  1. ^ a b "STMA Confirmed The President's Nominee Hon. Abdul-Mumin Issah as the Mayor Sekondi Takoradi". Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b Population of Regions and Districts Report (2021) (PDF) (Report). Ghana Statistical Service. p. 52. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c 2010 housing & population census (Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan) (PDF) (Report). Ghana Statistical Service. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Sekondi-Takoradi". Merriam-webster. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d Obeng-Odoom, F. (2012). "Political economic origins of Sekondi-Takoradi, West Africa's new oil city". Urbani Izziv. 23 (2). JSTOR 24920828. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ^ Annim, A. (4 February 2022). "Twin-Cities project to plant 5,000 fruit-trees in Sekondi-Takoradi". Citinewsroom. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan (Metropolitan District, Ghana) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Sekondi-Takoradi". Infoplease. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Ministry of Railways Development - Ghana - railways development construction on western and eastern lines speeds off steadily". Ministry of Railway Development, Ghana. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2023.