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County Capital Population (2022 Census) [1] Area (mi 2) [2] Number of Districts Date Created Parent County 1 Bomi: Tubmanburg: 133,668 749 sq mi (1,940 km 2) 4 1984 Montserrado County 2 Bong: Gbarnga: 467,502 3,386 sq mi (8,770 km 2) 12 1964 Bong County [a] 3 Gbarpolu: Bopolu: 95,995 3,740 sq mi (9,700 km 2) 6 2001 Lofa County 4 Grand Bassa ...
A map of Liberia, showing Liberian counties and major cities. Liberia is divided into fifteen first-level administrative divisions called counties, which, in turn, are subdivided into a total of 136 second-level administrative divisions called districts and further subdivided into third-level administrative divisions called clans.
Liberia: The History of the First African Republic. New York: Fountainhead Publishers', Inc. Ciment, James. Another America: The story of Liberia and the former slaves who ruled it (Hill and Wang, 2013). Clegg III, Claude Andrew. The price of liberty: African Americans and the making of Liberia (Univ of North Carolina Press, 2009). Cooper ...
A clickable map of Liberia exhibiting its fifteen counties. A view of a lake in Bomi County. Liberia is divided into fifteen counties, which, in turn, are subdivided into a total of 90 districts and further subdivided into clans. The oldest counties are Grand Bassa and Montserrado, both founded in 1839 prior to Liberian independence.
County District Population Bomi: Dewoin: 12,782 Klay: 22,355 Senjeh: 29,325 Seuhn Mecca: 17,507 Bong: Fuamah: 28,823 Jorquelleh: 79,129 Kokoyah: 3,702 Panta-Kpa
Lofa is a county in the northernmost portion of Liberia. One of 15 counties that constitute the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has nine districts. Voinjama serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring 3,854 square miles (9,980 km 2). [2]
Bong is a county in the north-central portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has twelve districts. Gbarnga serves as the capital. The area of the county measures 8,772 square kilometres (3,387 sq mi). [2]
Montserrado County is a county in the northwestern portion of the West African nation of Liberia containing its national capital, Monrovia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has 17 sub political districts .