Sekondi-Takoradi

Sekondi-Takoradi (/səˈkənˈdɪ tɑːˈkəˈrɑːˈdi/ seh-kon-DEE tar-ku-wh-DEE) be a city insyd Ghana wey dey comprise de twin cities of Sekondi den Takoradi. Ebe de capital of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan District den de Western Region of Ghana. Sekondi-Takoradi be de region ein largest city as well as an industrial den commercial center plus a population of 245,382 people, according to de 2021 census.Population of Regions and Districts Report (2021) (PDF) (Report). Ghana Statistical Service. p. 52. Retrieved 12 July 2024. Since 2021 na de mayor of de city den de metropolitan area be Abdul-Mumin Issah."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. 

 Geography 

 Metropolitan area 
Sekondi-Takoradi dey locate insyd de Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan, wich dey cover a land area of . De metropolitan border de Ahanta West District to de west, de Shama District towards de east, de Wassa East District to de north den de Gulf of Guinea towards de south.

 Climate 
Sekondi-Takoradi get a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification: Aw), wer e dey experience a wet den dry season den de temperature be hot year-round. De average annual high be  while  de average annual low be . De hottest time of year be from January to May, around de time de wet season dey begin.

 Flooding 
Based for a 2017 study, Sekondi-Takoradi den de metro as a whole be prone to flooding secof ein proximity to de Anankwari, Kansawura den Whin rivers. Insyd 2009 den 2011, more dan one thousand people go homeless after heavy rainfall cause de rivers to overflow dema banks to de neighbouring communities.

 Banks 

 United Bank For Africa Gh. Ltd.
 Cal Bank
 Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd.(GCB)
 Agriculture Development Bank (ADB)
 Standard Chartered Bank Gh. Ltd. (Stanchart)
 Unibank Gh. Ltd.
 Bank of Africa Gh. Ltd.
 Social Security & National Insurance Trust (SSNIT)
 Zenith Bank Gh. Ltd.
 Prudential Bank Ltd.
 Republic Bank

 Education 
De city get chaw secondary schools, colleges, den special schools. Dis be a list of senior high schools, colleges, den universities insyd de city:

 Senior High Schools

 St. John's School
 Ghana Senior High Technical School
 Baidoo Bonsoe Senior High Technical School
 St. Mary's Boys' Senior High School
 Methodist senior high school
 Ahantaman Senior High School
 Fijai Secondary School
 Adiembra Secondary School
 Bompeh Senior High Technical School
 Archbishop Porter Girls Secondary School

 Colleges/Universities

 Takoradi Technical University
 Nurses and Midwifery Training College
 Holy Child Teachers Training College
 Sekondi College

Takoradi Technical Institute dey house a fab lab, equip by de Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), wich be de first of ein kind insyd Africa. Na dem establish de Western Regional Library insyd Sekondi insyd 1955.World Guide to Libraries (25th ed.), De Gruyter Saur, 2011, ISBN 9783110230710

 Sports 
Sekondi-Takoradi be home to two stadiums, Essipong Stadium den Gyandu Park. Notable sports teams base insyd de city be FC Takoradi, Sekondi Hasaacas, den Sekondi Wise Fighters.

 Sisto cities 
De following dey show de cities Sekondi-Takoradi be twined plus:
CountryCityCounty / district / region / stateDateRef.ItalyPalermoSicily2021USABostonSuffolk, Massachusetts2001USAOaklandAlameda county, California1975

 Notable people 

 Ben Bentil (born 1995), basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of de Israeli Basketball Premier League
 Esther Cobbah, communication specialist
 Joseph Henry Smith, ambassador of Ghana to de United States
 Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi, former Ghanaian diplomat
 Shasha Marley, musician
 Kiki Gyan, musician  

 References 

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 External links 

 Official website


Category:Regional capitals insyd Ghana
Category:Towns insyd Western Region (Ghana)
Category:Towns insyd Ghana
Category:Populated places for Western Region (Ghana) insyd