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Monrovia

Western Africa

Monrovia is the capital and largest city of Liberia, on the Atlantic coast at Cape Mesurado. Founded in 1822 by the American Colonization Society as a settlement for formerly enslaved African Americans and named after U.S. President James Monroe, it serves as the country's political, administrative, economic and cultural center. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,761,032 1
Area (sq km)
194.25 1
Founding Year
1822 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Latitude
6.31333 degrees north 1
Longitude
10.80139 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Liberia, Countries
Source Monrovia (Wikipedia)
Montserrado County, States or Territories

monrovia is associated with montserrado-county.

Source Montserrado County (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Liberia, Countries
Source Monrovia (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Site Of

Supreme Court of Liberia

Also in Law Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Supreme Court of Liberia (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Monrovia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Monrovia is the capital and largest city of Liberia
  • Infobox, Population figure
    1,761,032
  • Lead section
    Founded in 1822, it is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic coast and, as of the 2022 census, had a population of 1,761,032 residents.
  • Infobox, Area
    75.00 sq mi (194.25 km2)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    6°18′48″N 10°48′5″W / 6.31333°N 10.80139°W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    6°18′48″N 10°48′5″W / 6.31333°N 10.80139°W
  • Infobox, Founded
    1822
  • Associated With: Liberia, Infobox, Country
    Liberia
  • In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Monrovia - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2274895
    6.30054 -10.7969 P PPLC LR 14 1542549 32 Africa/Monrovia
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 32 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 6.25, -10.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 6.25, -10.75
6.25 -10.75 Am
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Montserrado County (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
Montserrado County is a county in the northwestern portion of the West African nation of Liberia containing its national capital, Monrovia.
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Wikidata: Monrovia
Wikidata Q3748, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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