Counties of Liberia

Counties of Liberia

Category	Unitary state
Location	Republic of Liberia
Number	15 counties
Populations	57,913 (Grand Kru) – 1,118,241 (Montserrado)
Areas	4,020 km² (1,553 sq mi) (Montserrado) – 11,600 km² (4,460 sq mi) (Nimba)
Government	County Government
Subdivisions	District

Liberia

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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 (2008 Census)^[1]	Area (km²)^[1]	Number of Districts	Date Created
1	Bomi	Tubmanburg	82,036	1,942 km² (750 sq mi)	4	1984
2	Bong	Gbarnga	328,919	8,772 km² (3,387 sq mi)	12	1964
3	Gbarpolu	Bopolu	83,758	9,689 km² (3,741 sq mi)	6	2001
4	Grand Bassa	Buchanan	224,839	7,936 km² (3,064 sq mi)	8	1839
5	Grand Cape Mount	Robertsport	129,055	5,162 km² (1,993 sq mi)	5	1844
6	Grand Gedeh	Zwedru	126,146	10,484 km² (4,048 sq mi)	3	1964
7	Grand Kru	Barclayville	57,106	3,895 km² (1,504 sq mi)	18	1984
8	Lofa	Voinjama	270,114	9,982 km² (3,854 sq mi)	6	1964
9	Margibi	Kakata	199,689	2,616 km² (1,010 sq mi)	4	1985
10	Maryland	Harper	136,404	2,297 km² (887 sq mi)	2	1857
11	Montserrado	Bensonville	1,144,806	1,909 km² (737 sq mi)	4	1839
12	Nimba	Sanniquellie	468,088	11,551 km² (4,460 sq mi)	6	1964
13	Rivercess	Rivercess	65,862	5,594 km² (2,160 sq mi)	6	1985
14	River Gee	Fish Town	67,318	5,113 km² (1,974 sq mi)	6	2000
15	Sinoe	Greenville	104,932	10,137 km² (3,914 sq mi)	17	1843

1 2 "2008 National Population and Housing Census: Preliminary Results" (PDF). Government of the Republic of Liberia. 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2008.

Counties of Liberia

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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