Essikado

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Essikado
Country Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Region Western Region (Ghana)

Essikado is an Ahanta town in the Western region of Ghana. It is 12 kilometres from the centre Takoradi [1] and 3 minutes drive from Sekondi.The Western region capital. It is used mainly as a dormitory town for various workers who work in the regional capital and its environs. The town is in the Essikado-Ketan constituency of Ghana. Grace Ayensu Danquah is the current member of parliament for Essikado [2] Parliament of Ghana

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Boundaries

The town is bordered on Ngyiresia on the East, Ketan on the West, Kojokrom on the North and Gulf of Guinea and Sekondi on the south.

Notable places

The Essikado Government Hospital [3] is one of the major health centres in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The health facility offers a wide range of medical services.

References

  1. "Takoradi". www.ghana-pedia.org. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  2. "Parliament in Republican Ghana" . Parliamentary Affairs. May 1963. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a054022. ISSN   1460-2482.
  3. "Information on the Western Region". westerngh.com. Retrieved 3 May 2011.