Counties of Liberia

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

Counties of Liberia
A clickable map of Liberia exhibiting its fifteen counties.
Category	Unitary state
Location	Republic of Liberia
Number	15 counties
Populations	57,913 (Grand Kru) – 1,118,241 (Montserrado)
Areas	4,020 km^2 (1,553 sq mi) (Montserrado) – 11,600 km^2 (4,460 sq mi) (Nimba)
Government	County Government
Subdivisions	District

Counties

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

See also

• List of Liberian counties by Human Development Index
• Administrative divisions of Liberia
• ISO 3166-2:LR

References

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

External links

• "Counties of Liberia". Statoids.
• Official Liberian Census Final Results 2008