Bokomu District

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Location of Bokomu District in Gbarpolu County

Bokomu District is one of five districts located in Gbarpolu County, Liberia, which was established in 2001. [1] It is one of the six districts that comprise Gbarpolu County. The total area of Bokomu District is 588 square kilometers. [2] According to the 2022 Census, the population of Bokomu District was 13,684. [3]

Economy

Bokomu District’s economy in Gbarpolu County hinges on a dual reliance on subsistence farming and mining, [4] Mining communities in Bokomu and the neighboring Gou-Nwolailai Districts regarding the transparency and accountability of funds paid by a Chinese mining firm, as reported in 2018. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Gbarpolu County". The Senate. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  2. ↑ Munyan, Jacob; Amo-Addae, Maame; Adewuyi, Peter; Frimpong, Joseph Asamoah; Nagbe, Thomas; Kazoora, Hurbert; Namusisi, Olivia; McNabb, Scott (2018). "Schistosomiasis outbreak investigation - Bokomu District, Gbarpolu County, Liberia, 2016". Pan African Medical Journal Conference Proceedings. 1. doi:10.11604/pamj.cp.2017.3.46.138. ISSN   2521-8859.
  3. ↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.lisgis.gov.lr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-01-31. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  4. ↑ ActionAid Liberia. (n.d.). Unregulated artisanal mining under the spotlight: Implications on women and children’s rights in Bokomu District, Gbarpolu County [Policy brief]. Retrieved from https://liberia.actionaid.org/sites/liberia/files/publications/Policy%20Brief%20-%20Violence%20in%20mining%20communities%20EU%20revised.pdf
  5. ↑ "County News Archives - Page 136 of 200". FrontPageAfrica. 2025-04-21. Retrieved 2025-04-21.

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