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.

Grace Ayensu Danquah is the current member of parliament for Essikado [2]Parliament of Ghana 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.

The Essikado Polyclinic[3] is one of the major health centres in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis.

The health facility offers a wide range of medical services.