Accra, a country in western Africa, on the Gold Coast, over which England and Denmark exercise jurisdiction. The British division consists of Fort St. James, in lat. 5° 32' N., Ion. 0° 12' W., and a very small territory, with a negro population of about 3,000. Crevecoeur, situated about one mile E. of Fort St. James, is an ancient Dutch settlement, which was destroyed by the English in 1782, partially rebuilt in 1839, and ceded to England in 1872. Accra is said to be one of the most salubrious localities on the coast.