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Counties of Liberia
A clickable map of Liberia exhibiting its fifteen counties.
Category	Unitary state
Location	Republic of Liberia
Number	15 counties
Populations	90,777 (Rivercess) – 1,920,914 (Montserrado)
Areas	4,020 km (1,553 sq mi) (Montserrado) – 11,600 km (4,460 sq mi) (Nimba)
Government	County Government
Subdivisions	District

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The Republic of Liberia is divided into fifteen counties. Each is administered by a superintendent appointed by the President.

Counties

Map #	County	Capital	Population (2022 Census)	Area (mi)	Number of Districts	Date Created	Parent County
1	Bomi	Tubmanburg	133,668	749 sq mi (1,940 km)	4	1984	Montserrado County
2	Bong	Gbarnga	467,502	3,386 sq mi (8,770 km)	12	1964	Bong County
3	Gbarpolu	Bopolu	95,995	3,740 sq mi (9,700 km)	6	2001	Lofa County
4	Grand Bassa	Buchanan	293,557	3,064 sq mi (7,940 km)	8	1839	Grand Bassa County
5	Grand Cape Mount	Robertsport	178,798	1,993 sq mi (5,160 km)	5	1844	Grand Cape Mount County
6	Grand Gedeh	Zwedru	216,692	4,047 sq mi (10,480 km)	3	1964	Grand Gedah County
7	Grand Kru	Barclayville	109,342	1,503 sq mi (3,890 km)	18	1984	Maryland County
8	Lofa	Voinjama	367,376	3,854 sq mi (9,980 km)	6	1964	Lofa County
9	Margibi	Kakata	304,946	1,010 sq mi (2,600 km)	4	1985	Montserrado County
10	Maryland	Harper	172,202	886 sq mi (2,290 km)	2	1857	Maryland County
11	Montserrado	Bensonville	1,920,914	737 sq mi (1,910 km)	17	1839	Montserrado County
12	Nimba	Sanniquellie	621,841	4,459 sq mi (11,550 km)	6	1964	Nimba County
13	Rivercess	Cesstos	90,777	2,159 sq mi (5,590 km)	7	1985	Grand Bassa County
14	River Gee	Fish Town	124,653	1,974 sq mi (5,110 km)	6	2000	Grand Gedah County
15	Sinoe	Greenville	150,358	3,913 sq mi (10,130 km)	17	1843	Simoe County

Notes

^ Formerly part of Central Province.
^ Original administrative division.
Formerly part of Eastern Province.
Formerly part of Western Province.

See also

References

"Liberia: Counties, Major Cities, Towns & Urban Areas - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
"2008 National Population and Housing Census: Preliminary Results" (PDF). Government of the Republic of Liberia. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 13, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2008.

External links

"Counties of Liberia". Statoids.
Official Liberian Census Final Results 2008 Archived 2013-09-11 at the Wayback Machine

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Bomi Bong Gbarpolu Grand Bassa Grand Cape Mount Grand Gedeh Grand Kru Lofa Margibi Maryland Montserrado Nimba River Gee Rivercess Sinoe

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