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.

Counties

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

See also

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

External links

• "Counties of Liberia". Statoids.
• Official Liberian Census Final Results 2008 Archived 2013-09-11 at the Wayback Machine