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Buchanan, Liberia

Western Africa

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.

Facts
Population
75,854 1
Founding Year
1835 2
Elevation (m)
77 2
Latitude
5.883333 degrees north 2
Longitude
10.05 degrees west 2
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
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Buchanan, Liberia (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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