Sekondi-Takoradi

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 104,847 people, according to the 2021 census.[2] The current mayor of the city and the metropolitan as a whole is Hon. 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