Place:Sekondi-Takoradi, Western, Ghana

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NameSekondi-Takoradi
Alt namesTakoradisource: Times Atlas of World History (1993) p 357
TypeCity
Coordinates4.983°N 1.717°W
Located inWestern, Ghana     (1600 - )
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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 largest city and an industrial and commercial centre, with a population of 445,205 people (2012).[1] The chief industries in Sekondi-Takoradi are timber, cocoa processing, plywood, shipbuilding, its harbour and railway repair, and recently, sweet crude oil and crude oil. The fundamental job in Sekondi-Takoradi is fishing. Sekondi-Takoradi lies on the main railway lines to Kumasi and Accra.

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