Sekondi-Takoradi

Sekondi-Takoradi is the capital of the Western Region, with a population of roughly 245,000 at the 2021 census. It is a twin city comprising Sekondi (the older administrative and railway centre) and Takoradi (built around the deepwater seaport completed in 1928). The port handles an estimated 70% of Ghana's exports, including timber, manganese, bauxite, and cocoa. Since commercial oil production began offshore in 2010, Sekondi-Takoradi has become known as Ghana's "Oil City," serving as the logistics and services hub for the Jubilee oil field.

By Plane: Takoradi Airport (TKD), a few kilometers from Sekondi, connects to Accra and serves as the main shore base for offshore oil-field helicopter transfers.

By Car/Road: Sekondi-Takoradi is roughly 230 km west of Accra along the N1 highway.

• Takoradi Harbour — Ghana's main deepwater port, in operation since 1928 and handling the bulk of the country's exports.
• Sekondi Railway Station — a colonial-era station tied to the town's history as a railway hub.

Visit the working harbour and explore Sekondi's colonial-era railway quarter.

Busua (25 km west) — beach resort, Axim (60 km west), Cape Coast (110 km east).