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Sekondi-Takoradi is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. It is the capital of Sekondi – Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly and the Western Region of Ghana. Sekondi-Takoradi is the region's and largest Fante city as well as an industrial and commercial center, with a population of 2,060,585 people (2021).
Sekondi-Takoradi, port city on the Gulf of Guinea (an embayment of the Atlantic Ocean), southern Ghana. Both the Dutch and the British built forts at Sekondi in the 17th century that were destroyed by the Ahanta.
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Sekondi. Takoradi, an important deepwater seaport and Ghana's first, built in 1928. Understand. The twin cities rose from the sites of 17th-century Dutch, Swedish and English forts and were combined into a single municipality in 1946. Sekondi-Takoradi is Ghana's fourth largest city and an industrial and commercial centre.
Sekondi-Takoradi, a coastal city situated on the Gulf of Guinea in southern Ghana, is positioned along an embayment of the Atlantic Ocean. During the 17th century, both the Dutch and the British constructed forts in Sekondi, only to see them destroyed by the Ahanta.
Jun 17, 2022 · Takoradi, the commercial capital of the Western Region, shares its glory with Sekondi, the administrative capital of the region. Together, the two are commonly referred to as the twin-city and so share the title of the capital as Sekondi/ Takoradi. Advertisement.
Sekondi-Takoradi (sĕk´əndē-täkôrä´dē), city (1984 pop. 93,822), capital of the Western Region, SW Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea. An important seaport and commercial city, Sekondi-Takoradi has shipbuilding, railroad repair, and cigarette industries, and is a support and supply center for Ghana's offshore oil industry.
