Jamestown/Usshertown, Accra
Located directly east of the Korle Lagoon, Jamestown and Usshertown are the oldest districts of Accra, Ghana and emerged as communities around the 17th century British James Fort and Dutch Ussher Fort on the Gulf of Guinea coast. These districts were developed at the end of the 19th century, and following the rapid growth of the city during the 20th century, they became areas of a dense mixture of commercial and residential use.
| Jamestown/Usshertown Districts (Old Accra) | |
|---|---|
| Location | Jamestown Roughly: W: Korle Lagoon E: Kwame Nkrumah Avenue N: Accra Railway Station S: Gulf of Guinea Usshertown Roughly: W: Kwame Nkrumah Avenue N: Kinbu Road E: Kojo Thompson Road S: Gulf of Guinea |
| Governing body | Accra Metropolitan Assembly |
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