Sekondi-Takoradi

**Sekondi-Takoradi** (/səˈkənˈdɪ tɑːˈkəˈrɑːˈdi/ *[[:en:Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key|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. Since 2021 na de mayor of de city den de metropolitan area be Abdul-Mumin Issah. 

## 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.

## 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:

## 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

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