Buchanan, previously also known as Grand Bassa on some maps, is the third largest city in Liberia, lying on Waterhouse Bay on the Atlantic Ocean. At the 2008 census it had a population of 34,270, of whom 16,984 were male and 17,286 female.
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Founding Year Elevation (m) Climate Zone Sources
1. GeoNames: Buchanan
GeoNames geonameid 2278158 (Buchanan), cities500/allCountries bulk dump, matched by primary name + country + coordinates within 25km (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)View the Source 2. Buchanan, Liberia (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1835-00-00T00:00:00Z
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 5.883333, longitude -10.05
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 77 m
View the Source3. 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 5.75, -10.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 5.75, -10.25
5.75 -10.25 Am
4. GeoNames: Buchanan - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2278158, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.71 km)Quote, cities500 record 2278158, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.71 km)
5.87693 -10.04964 P PPLA LR 11 75854 11 Africa/Monrovia
Buchanan, Liberia (Wikipedia)
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