Sekondi

E279688

Sekondi is a coastal city in southwestern Ghana that developed into an important commercial and transportation hub during the colonial era.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sekondi canonical 3
Fort Orange (Sekondi) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
administrativeStatus metropolitan area component
climate tropical climate
country Ghana
developedDuring colonial era
economicActivity services
trade
transport
economicRole regional commercial centre
formsMetropolisWith Takoradi
governingBody Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly
hasCoastlineType sandy beaches
hasFacility sports stadium
hasFootballClub Sekondi Eleven Wise FC
Sekondi Hasaacas FC
hasInfrastructure harbour
railway station
road network
hasNearbyCity Takoradi
hasPort Sekondi Harbour
hasSport football
historicalSignificance colonial port town
isCoastalCity true
knownFor fishing
port activities
railway connections
languageSpoken Akan languages
linked to: Akan language

English
Fante
linked to: Fante people
locatedIn West Africa
Western Region, Ghana
southwestern Ghana
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Guinea
mergedWith Takoradi
nearbyFeature Takoradi Harbour
linked to: Sekondi Harbour
partOf Sekondi-Takoradi
linked to: Takoradi
regionCapitalOf Western Region, Ghana
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional African religions
role commercial hub
transportation hub
timezone GMT
transportMode rail
road
sea
usesDaylightSavingTime false

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Gold Coast majorPort Sekondi
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions hasPart Fort Orange (Sekondi)
linked to: Sekondi
Gold Coast Colony majorPort Sekondi
Takoradi isTwinCityWith Sekondi