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A street in the town of Sekondi-Takoradi, population 335,000, the capital of the Western Region of Ghana. It is Ghana's third largest city and an industrial and commercial center.
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Sekondi

Western, Ghana · Africa

About Sekondi

Sekondi sits on the route: 10 minutes from Sekondi-Takoradi, 59km from Kakum National Park Canopy Walkway.

Sekondi is in Western, Ghana, with about 290,000 people. The nearest town is Sekondi-Takoradi, about 5 km away.

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What is there to see near Sekondi?

Within an hour or so of Sekondi: Elmina Castle (44 km), Cape Coast Castle (56 km), Kakum National Park Canopy Walkway (59 km).

Where is Sekondi?

Sekondi is in Western, Ghana, about 5 km from Sekondi-Takoradi.

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Quick Information

Population
285,506
Continent
Africa
Country
Ghana
Region
Western
Timezone
Africa/Accra
Coordinates
4.9342, -1.7145

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AfricaGhanaWesternCity

Worth the detour from Sekondi

3 notable places within an hour's drive.

castle

Elmina Castle

The oldest European building south of the Sahara, raised by the Portuguese in 1482 and later taken by the Dutch, standing over a lagoon crowded with painted fishing canoes. Twelve kilometres west of Cape Coast.

44 km · about 50 min drive

castle

Cape Coast Castle

A whitewashed Atlantic fort begun by the Swedes in 1653 and expanded by the British, holding the dungeons through which enslaved people passed to the Door of No Return. Now a UNESCO site and museum above the fishing beach.

56 km · about 65 min drive

national park

Kakum National Park Canopy Walkway

Seven rope-and-plank bridges strung between emergent trees roughly 40 m above the rainforest floor, opened in 1995 and one of very few canopy walks in Africa. Half an hour inland from Cape Coast.

59 km · about 70 min drive

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Sekondi.

Sekondi-Takoradi

🇬🇭 Ghana

5 km awayPop. 138,872

Takoradi

🇬🇭 Ghana

6 km awayPop. 389,114

Elmina

🇬🇭 Ghana

44 km awayPop. 34,403

Cape Coast

🇬🇭 Ghana

55 km awayPop. 212,426

Mankesim

🇬🇭 Ghana

86 km awayPop. 41,541

Foso

🇬🇭 Ghana

98 km awayPop. 20,078

Apam

🇬🇭 Ghana

114 km awayPop. 20,147

Swedru

🇬🇭 Ghana

131 km awayPop. 54,417

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