Counties of Liberia
{{short description|Administrative division of Liberia}}
{{Infobox subdivision type
| name = Counties of Liberia
| alt_name =
|map = {{Counties of Liberia Image Map}}
|category = Unitary state
|territory = Republic of Liberia
|start_date =
|current_number = 15 counties
|number_date =
|population_range = 90,777 (Rivercess) – 1,920,914 (Montserrado)
|area_range = {{Convert|1553|sqmi|km2|order=flip|abbr=on}} (Montserrado) – {{Convert|4460|sqmi|km2|order=flip|abbr=on}} (Nimba)
|government = County Government
|subdivision = District
}}
{{Politics of Liberia}}
The Republic of Liberia is divided into fifteen counties. Each is administered by a superintendent appointed by the President.
Counties
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Map # ! County ! Capital ! Number of ! Date ! Parent |
| align="center"| 1
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Bomi County.svg}} Bomi |align="center"|Tubmanburg |align="center"|133,668 |align="center"|{{convert|749|mi2|abbr=on}} |align="center"|4 |align="center"|1984 |align="center"|Montserrado County |
| align="center"| 2
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Bong County.svg}} Bong |align="center"|Gbarnga |align="center"|467,502 |align="center"|{{convert|3386|mi2|abbr=on}} |align="center"|12 |align="center"|1964 |align="center"|{{sort|Central|Bong County{{efn|group=LiberiaCounties|name=Central|Formerly part of Central Province.}}}} |
| align="center"| 3
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Gbarpolu County.svg}} Gbarpolu |align="center"|Bopolu |align="center"|95,995 |align="center"|{{convert|3740|mi2|abbr=on}} |align="center"|6 |align="center"|2001 |align="center"|Lofa County |
| align="center"| 4
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Grand Bassa County.svg}} Grand Bassa |align="center"|Buchanan |align="center"|293,557 |align="center"|{{convert|3064|mi2|abbr=on}} |align="center"|8 |align="center"|1839 |align="center"|Grand Bassa County{{efn|group=LiberiaCounties|name=original|Original administrative division.}} |
| align="center"| 5
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Grand Cape Mount County.svg}} Grand Cape Mount |align="center"|Robertsport |align="center"|178,798 |align="center"|{{convert|1993|mi2|abbr=on}} |align="center"|5 |align="center"|1844 |align="center"|Grand Cape Mount County{{efn|group=LiberiaCounties|name=original}} |
| align="center"| 6
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Grand Gedeh County.svg}} Grand Gedeh |align="center"|Zwedru |align="center"|216,692 |align="center"|{{convert|4047|mi2|abbr=on}} |align="center"|3 |align="center"|1964 |align="center"|Grand Gedah County{{efn|group=LiberiaCounties|name=East|Formerly part of Eastern Province.}} |
| align="center"| 7
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Grand Kru County.svg}} Grand Kru |align="center"|Barclayville |align="center"|109,342 |align="center"|{{convert|1503|mi2|abbr=on}} |align="center"|18 |align="center"|1984 |align="center"|Maryland County |
| align="center"| 8
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Lofa County.svg}} Lofa |align="center"|Voinjama |align="center"|367,376 |align="center"|{{convert|3854|mi2|abbr=on}} |align="center"|6 |align="center"|1964 |align="center"|Lofa County{{efn|group=LiberiaCounties|name=West|Formerly part of Western Province.}} |
| align="center"| 9
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Margibi County.svg}} Margibi |align="center"|Kakata |align="center"|304,946 |align="center"|{{convert|1010|mi2|abbr=on}} |align="center"|4 |align="center"|1985 |align="center"|Montserrado County |
| align="center"|10
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Maryland County.svg}} Maryland |align="center"|Harper |align="center"|172,202 |align="center"|{{convert|886|mi2|abbr=on}} |align="center"|2 |align="center"|1857 |align="center"|Maryland County{{efn|group=LiberiaCounties|name=original}} |
| align="center"|11
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Montserrado County.svg}} Montserrado |align="center"|Bensonville |align="center"|1,920,914 |align="center"|{{convert|737|mi2|abbr=on}} |align="center"|17 |align="center"|1839 |align="center"|Montserrado County{{efn|group=LiberiaCounties|name=original}} |
| align="center"|12
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Nimba County.svg}} Nimba |align="center"|Sanniquellie |align="center"|621,841 |align="center"|{{convert|4459|mi2|abbr=on}} |align="center"|6 |align="center"|1964 |align="center"|{{sort|Central|Nimba County{{efn|group=LiberiaCounties|name=Central}}}} |
| align="center"|13
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Rivercess County.svg}} Rivercess |align="center"|River Cess |align="center"|90,777 |align="center"|{{convert|2,159|mi2|abbr=on}} |align="center"|7 |align="center"|1985 |align="center"|Grand Bassa County |
| align="center"|14
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of River Gee County.svg}} River Gee |align="center"|Fish Town |align="center"|124,653 |align="center"|{{convert|1974|mi2|abbr=on}} |align="center"|6 |align="center"|2000 |align="center"|Grand Gedah County |
| align="center"|15
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Sinoe County.svg}} Sinoe |align="center"|Greenville |align="center"|150,358 |align="center"|{{convert|3913|mi2|abbr=on}} |align="center"|17 |align="center"|1843 |align="center"|Simoe County{{efn|group=LiberiaCounties|name=original}} |
;Notes:
{{notelist|group=LiberiaCounties}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{statoids|id=ulr|title=Counties of Liberia}}
- [http://www.emansion.gov.lr/doc/Population_by_County.pdf Official Liberian Census Final Results 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911055748/http://www.emansion.gov.lr/doc/Population_by_County.pdf |date=2013-09-11 }}
{{Counties of Liberia}}
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