Busua is a

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and

fishing village A fishing village is a village, usually located near a fishing ground, with an economy based on catching fish and harvesting seafood. The continents and islands around the world have coastlines totalling around 356,000 kilometres (221,000 ...

in the

Ahanta West District Ahanta West Municipal District is one of the fourteen districts in Western Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988 when it was known as Ahanta West District, which was created from the former Sekondi Takoradi M ...

of the Western Region in

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

, about 30 kilometers west of the regional capital,

Sekondi-Takoradi Sekondi-Takoradi ( ) is a city in Ghana comprising the Twin cities (geographical proximity), twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. It is the capital of Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan District and the Weste ...

in the

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. Busua is classified in the category of towns with more than 5,000 inhabitants, with a paved road from

Sekondi Sekondi-Takoradi ( ) is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. It is the capital of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan District and the Western Region of Ghana. Sekondi-Takoradi is the region's largest city as well as ...

to reach the town. The inhabitants speak the

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dialect

Ahanta The Ahanta/Ayinda are Akan people who live to the north and east of the Nzema. The Ahanta land has been historically known as one of the richest areas on the coast of what is now Ghana. The Ahanta land spans from Beposo to Ankobra in what is no ...

. Busua fishing village is known for

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and

tuna A tuna (: tunas or tuna) is a saltwater fish that belongs to the tribe Thunnini, a subgrouping of the Scombridae ( mackerel) family. The Thunnini comprise 15 species across five genera, the sizes of which vary greatly, ranging from the bul ...

fishery Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life or, more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place ( a.k.a., fishing grounds). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish far ...

. Jaw Opoco is a treasure of Bushwa, known for having the most extensive vinyl collection in Africa. His little shop is a haven for music lovers, especially those passionate about West African sounds. From Fela Anikulapo Kuti to hidden gems from artists many have never encountered, Jaw.Opoco’s collection offers a deep dive into the region’s musical heritage. Locals know where to find him, so just ask around—visiting his shop has been described as a highlight for many travelers to Bushwa. Truly beautiful!

History

Busua has until the 1960s been a town with a tradition as a being an seaside resort for wealthy locals from

. In the 1970s and 1980s, there were also a number of European tourists who visit Busua, although there was until the late 1990s, neither electricity nor running water. A small

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resort was the only tourist infrastructure, electricity in the town was occasionally available in the weekends by a generator. In the early 1990s, the town was affected, as well as the whole of the surrounding coastal area of a

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disease which affected all the town's

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, so all the town's coconut trees have now died. What remains is a long sandy beach, along a coastline that is free of dangerous

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21st century

In recent years the town has not only obtained full electricity connection, but also restaurants and several

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s and

s and luxury real estate. From Busua can be reached on foot in about 25 minutes to the west the

Dixcove Dixcove is a coastal village and a fishing community in the Ahanta West district, a district in the Western Region of South Ghana, located approximately 35 km west of the regional capital of Sekondi-Takoradi. The current Paramount Chief of ...

, the old original British stronghold

Fort Metal Cross Fort Metal Cross, originally Fort Dixcove, is a military structure located on a promontory at the fishing community of Infuma in Dixcove, in the Western Region of Ghana. Because of its history in the Atlantic slave trade and its testimony to Euro ...

and to the east of the small town, the former Dutch fortress

Fort Batenstein Fort Batenstein was a fort and trading post established by the Dutch on the Gold Coast in 1656. It was situated near Butre (old spelling: ''Boutry''). The fort was ceded with the entire Dutch Gold Coast to Britain in 1872. At this fort, the Tre ...

(in English, Fort Baten stone) can both be visited.

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References

Literature

* Jojo Cobbinah: Ghana, practical guidebook for the "Gold Coast" of West Africa, Frankfurt 2005. {{coord, 4, 48, 0, N, 1, 56, 0, W, region:GH_type:city, display=title Populated places in Ahanta West Municipal District