Essikado is a town in the

Western region of Ghana The Western Region is located in south Ghana, spreads from the Ivory Coast (Comoé District) in the west to the Central region in the east, includes the capital and large twin city of Sekondi-Takoradi on the coast, coastal Axim, and a hilly inl ...

. It is 12 kilometres from the centre

Takoradi Sekondi-Takoradi is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. It is the capital of Sekondi – Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly and the Western Region of Ghana. Sekondi-Takoradi is the region's largest city and an indus ...

and 3 minutes drive from Sekondi.The Western region capital. It is used mainly as a

dormitory A dormitory (originated from the Latin word ''dormitorium'', often abbreviated to dorm) is a building primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people such as boarding school, high school, college or university s ...

town for various workers who work in the regional capital and its environs. The town is in the Essikado-Ketan constituency of Ghana.

Boundaries

The town is bordered on Ngyiresia on the East, Ketan on the West,

Kojokrom Kojokrom is a town in the Western region of Ghana. It is 12 kilometres from the centre Takoradi. It is about 2.7 kilometers from Sekondi, the Western regional capital. The town is used mainly as a dormitory town for various workers who work in ...

on the North and Gulf of Guinea and Sekondi on the south.

Notable places

The Essikado Polyclinic is one of the major health centres in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The health facility offers a wide range of medical services.

References

Populated places in the Western Region (Ghana) {{WesternRegionGH-geo-stub