| Official Name: | Essikado |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ghana |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ghana |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Region (Ghana) |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
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.
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[2] is one of the major health centres in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The health facility offers a wide range of medical services.