West Point, Monrovia
Township in Montserrado, Liberia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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West Point is a township of the Liberian capital city of Monrovia, located on a 0.53 km2 peninsula which juts out into the Atlantic Ocean between the Mesurado and Saint Paul rivers. West Point is one of Monrovia's most densely populated slums.
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Country | Liberia |
County | Montserrado |
District | Greater Monrovia |
Government | |
• Commissioner | William C. Wea |
Area | |
• Total | 0.53 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
Population (2014)[2] | |
• Total | 34,605 |
• Density | 65,000/km2 (170,000/sq mi) |
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Environmental degradation has gradually caused part of the peninsula to erode into the ocean. Endemic problems include overpopulation and diseases such as tuberculosis.[3]