| 词条 | Neighborhoods of Accra |
| 释义 |
The city of Accra is officially divided into five geographical regions - North, West, East, Central and south - and eleven sub-metropolitan areas: Osu Klottey, Ablekuma North, Ablekuma South, Ayawaso Central, Ayawaso East, Ayawaso North, Ayawaso West, La, Okaikoi North, Okaikoi South, Abossey Okai, and Ashiedu Keteke. The word "neighborhood" can take on various official and unofficial meanings. There are, however, 50 official neighborhoods (i.e. planned and unplanned anchor neighborhoods) within the city limits of Accra.[1] "Neighborhoods" exist on both large and small scales. Osu, Jamestown and Usshertown, established during the colonial era have well-defined boundaries by virtue of their siting around the respective forts of Christiansborg, James Fort, and Ussher Fort. The unplanned nature of the city has resulted in the development of slums and much smaller communities within officially recognized neighborhoods with a well-defined center but poorly identified extremities. OverviewAccra's expansion has influenced the naming of certain neighborhoods, such as the Airport Residential Area, North Ridge, East Ridge, West Ridge, West Legon/Westlands, East Legon, and Korle Gonno. Accra CentralDowntown Accra is the site of the Ministries, and the districts of Victoriaborg, West Ridge, and East Ridge. Surrounding downtown are the neighborhoods of the Adabraka, Asylum Down, Jamestown, Swalaba, North Ridge, Tudu and Christiansborg/Osu. Osu-RE to be precise is arguably the liveliest part of Accra and the most preferred hang-out spot for tourists visiting the city.[2] Accra NorthNorth of downtown, the neighborhood of Airport Residential Area, so named because of its location near the Kotoka International Airport, is one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Accra.[3] East Legon and West Legon/Westlands are also wealthy neighborhoods inhabited by wealthy Ghanaians, academics, government officials, and ex-patriates.[4] Other neighborhoods located in the expansive northern section of Accra are Roman Ridge, Kanda, Dzorwulu, East Legon, Kaneshie, North Kaneshie, Accra New Town, Nima, Kokomlemle, Tesano, Maamobi, Alajo, Christian Village, Apenkwa, Darkuman, Awoshie, Avenor, Kwashieman, Achimota, Bubiashie, Kotobabi, Abelemkpe, Bawaleshie, and Abeka. Accra WestWest of downtown are the neighborhoods of Korle Gonno, Lartebiokorshie, Abossey Okai, Mataheko, Mpoase, Chorkor, Dansoman, Mamprobi, and Odorkor. Dansoman is Accra's largest neighborhood and predominantly a working-class community considered to be Accra's most diverse.However it is stated emphatically and well documented that Mamprobi is not part of Dansoman and still remains a controversial topic [5] Korle Gonno borders Korle-Bu Hospital, which doubles as the teaching hospital of the University of Ghana.[6] Accra EastEast of downtown are the neighborhoods of Cantonments (the site of the U.S. Embassy in Ghana), Labadi, La, Burma Camp, and Airport Hills. Neighborhood areasFollowing the years of Accra's prosperity after World War II, and Kwame Nkrumah's emphasis on the development of Accra and its immediate environs after independence, Accra was the favored destination for job-seeking migrants.[7] This phenomenon brought about the development of unplanned communities on the periphery of the limits of Accra at the time. Over the years, these suburban areas were absorbed into the urban area of Accra and created a dichotomy between planned and unplanned settlements within the city. Planned neighborhoodsCurrently, most of Accra's 22 planned neighborhoods were developed in the colonial era and are inhabited by rich Ghanaians and ex-patatriates.
Unplanned neighborhoodsGiven the disproportionate rate of expansion of the city and the provision of basic infrastructure and services, unplanned neighborhoods are characterized by poor road networks, poor drainage systems, and insufficient water and electricity services. Although not mutually exclusive, these unplanned settlements can be further distinguished from slums, where a slum is defined as a run-down area of a city characterized by substandard housing and squalor and lacking in tenure security.[8] For purposes of this article, a slum will further be categorized as an area of severely low income where working migrants living in makeshift accommodations are the majority.
Slums
List of communities within neighborhoodsWithin some of the neighborhoods in Accra are smaller communities listed below. Taking into account the slums, communities, planned and unplanned neighborhoods, unofficially there are approximately 120 neighborhoods within the city limits of Accra.
References1. ^"Accra Metropolitan", Ghana Districts. 2. ^Osu. 3. ^"Airport Residential Area", Wanted in Africa. 4. ^"Where to live in Accra", Wanted in Africa. 5. ^"Areas in Accra - Dansoman", Wanted in Africa. 6. ^Korle Gonno. 7. ^Anthony Gambrah, [https://circle.ubc.ca/bitstream/handle/2429/5272/ubc_1994-0419.pdf?sequence=1 "Regulation of housing and Services for the Urban Poor: A Case Study of Accra, Ghana" (M.Sc. thesis)], University of British Columbia, August 1994. 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.unhabitat.org/downloads/docs/4625_51419_GC%2021%20What%20are%20slums.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-12-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206143558/http://www.unhabitat.org/downloads/docs/4625_51419_GC%2021%20What%20are%20slums.pdf |archivedate=2011-02-06 |df= }} 2 : Neighborhoods of Accra|Ghana-related lists |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。