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Caldwell, Liberia
Township in Montserrado County, Liberia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Caldwell is a township located in Montserrado County, Liberia. Caldwell was one of the four townships established in the first wave of colonization (between 1822 and 1827).[1] It is listed as one of the original settlements comprising the Commonwealth of Liberia in the 1839 Constitution, which was drafted by the American Colonization Society.[2] The name comes from Elias B. Caldwell and family, about 1816, Presbyterians in what became Caldwell, New Jersey.[3]: 5
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Government
In 2018 President George Weah appointed Francis Woods as Commissioner for Caldwell.[4]
The western parts of Caldwell township (New Georgia Road, Caldwell Community, Central Caldwell) are part of the Montserrado-15 electoral district.[5] The eastern parts of Caldwell township (Caldwell Market, Dixville Water Side, Upper Caldwell, Samukai Town and Cassava Hill) are part of the Montserrado-11 electoral district.[6]
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Demographics
Caldwell township is divided into eight communities;
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References
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