Cape Palmas Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Harper | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 4°22′45″N7°41′48″W / 4.37917°N 7.69667°W | ||||||||||
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Cape Palmas Airport( IATA : CPA, ICAO : GLCP) is an airport serving the town of Harper on Cape Palmas, Liberia.
Monrovia is the capital and largest city of Liberia. Founded in 1822, it is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic coast and as of the 2022 census had 1,761,032 residents, home to 33.5% of Liberia’s total population. Its Metro Area including Montserrado and Margibi counties largely being urbanized, was home to 2,225,911 inhabitants as of the 2022 census. As the nation's primate city, Monrovia is the country's economic, financial and cultural center; its economy is primarily centered on its harbor and its role as the seat of Liberian government.
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