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Montserrado County

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Montserrado County is a county in the northwestern portion of Liberia containing the national capital, Monrovia. One of Liberia's 15 counties, it had a population of 1,920,914 at the 2022 census, the most populous county in the country, across an area of about 1,913 square kilometers. Bensonville, not Monrovia, serves as the county's own capital. 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
Capital
Bensonville 1
Population
1,920,914 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Area (sq km)
1912.7 1
Admission Year
1984 1
Latitude
6.5 degrees north 1
Longitude
10.5 degrees west 1
Connections

Associated With

Liberia, Countries

Montserrado County is associated with Liberia.

Source Montserrado County (Wikipedia)
Monrovia, Cities

monrovia is associated with montserrado-county.

Source Montserrado County (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Montserrado County (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Montserrado County is a county in the northwestern portion of the West African nation of Liberia containing its national capital, Monrovia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has 17 sub political districts.
  • Infobox, coordinates
    6°30′N 10°30′W
  • Infobox, area
    area_total_km2 = 1912.7
  • Infobox, population
    population_total = 1920914
  • Lead section, capital
    Bensonville serves as the capital.
  • History section
    In 1984, Marshall and Gibi territories were combined and became neighboring Margibi County to the east.
  • Part Of: Liberia, Lead paragraph
    is a county in the northwestern portion of the West African nation of Liberia
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Wikidata: Montserrado County
Wikidata Q862608, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source

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