Coastal Cities of Ghana

In GHANA, the Gold Coast of the Gulf of Guinea (part of the Atlantic Ocean) features several cities with relatively higher populations compared to the rest of Ghana. The Atlantic Ocean is south of Ghana, and therefore the cities in this post are along the southern extent of Ghana. Coastal cities with at least 100,000 residents are Accra (Ghana's capital), Cape Coast, Sekondi, Takoradi, Tema, and Teshie. Accra has about 2 million residents within the city and 4 million in the metropolitan area. Meanwhile, Sekondi and Takoradi are considered to be a combined city called Sekondi-Takoradi. This city with a current population around 445,000 has grown rapidly; the population a couple decades ago was less than 100,000. From west to east, smaller cities with more than 10,000 and currently less than 50,000 residents include Axim, Elmina, Winneba, and Keta. Finally, cities and towns with even smaller populations include Bonyeri, Dixcove, Saltpond, Senya Beraku, Teshi, Ada, and Anloga. All cities in this post belong in the Western, Central, Greater Accra, and Volta regions.