Counties of Liberia

Counties of Liberia
Counties of Liberia
	A clickable map of Liberia exhibiting its fifteen counties.
Category	Unitary state
Location	Republic of Liberia
Number	15 counties
Populations	90,777 (Rivercess) – 1,920,914 (Montserrado)
Areas	4,020 km2 (1,553 sq mi) (Montserrado) – 11,600 km2 (4,460 sq mi) (Nimba)
Government	County Government;
Subdivisions	District;

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

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Map #	County	Capital	Population (2022 Census)^[1]	Area (mi²)^[2]	Number of Districts	Date Created	Parent County
1	Bomi	Tubmanburg	133,668	749 sq mi (1,940 km²)	4	1984	Montserrado County
2	Bong	Gbarnga	467,502	3,386 sq mi (8,770 km²)	12	1964	Bong County^[a]
3	Gbarpolu	Bopolu	95,995	3,740 sq mi (9,700 km²)	6	2001	Lofa County
4	Grand Bassa	Buchanan	293,557	3,064 sq mi (7,940 km²)	8	1839	Grand Bassa County^[b]
5	Grand Cape Mount	Robertsport	178,798	1,993 sq mi (5,160 km²)	5	1844	Grand Cape Mount County^[b]
6	Grand Gedeh	Zwedru	216,692	4,047 sq mi (10,480 km²)	3	1964	Grand Gedah County^[c]
7	Grand Kru	Barclayville	109,342	1,503 sq mi (3,890 km²)	18	1984	Maryland County
8	Lofa	Voinjama	367,376	3,854 sq mi (9,980 km²)	6	1964	Lofa County^[d]
9	Margibi	Kakata	304,946	1,010 sq mi (2,600 km²)	4	1985	Montserrado County
10	Maryland	Harper	172,202	886 sq mi (2,290 km²)	2	1857	Maryland County^[b]
11	Montserrado	Bensonville	1,920,914	737 sq mi (1,910 km²)	17	1839	Montserrado County^[b]
12	Nimba	Sanniquellie	621,841	4,459 sq mi (11,550 km²)	6	1964	Nimba County^[a]
13	Rivercess	River Cess	90,777	2,159 sq mi (5,590 km²)	7	1985	Grand Bassa County
14	River Gee	Fish Town	124,653	1,974 sq mi (5,110 km²)	6	2000	Grand Gedah County
15	Sinoe	Greenville	150,358	3,913 sq mi (10,130 km²)	17	1843	Simoe County^[b]

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