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Takoradi

British  
/ ˌtɑːkəˈrɑːdɪ /

noun

  1. the chief port of Ghana, in the southwest on the Gulf of Guinea: modern harbour opened in 1928. Pop (with Sekondi): 335 000 (2005 est)

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Eric Schmitt reported from Takoradi and Accra, Ghana, and has covered U.S. military operations in Africa for three decades.

From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024

Today the team has about 60 air-quality sensors deployed across Ghana in the cities of Accra, Tema, Cape Coast, Takoradi and Kumasi.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 22, 2023

On the western edge of the Ghanaian city of Takoradi, newly built villas with wide verandas are rapidly eating into green forest and farmland.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2011

A few months after oil production started, it is already clear there will be losers as well as winners in Takoradi.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2011

That is why local leaders want 10% of the estimated $1bn a year the government will receive in oil revenues to be used for developing Takoradi and the western region of Ghana.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2011

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