Counties of Liberia

Counties of Liberia
A clickable map of Liberia exhibiting its fifteen counties.
Category	Unitary state
Location	Republic of Liberia
Number	15 counties
Populations	90,777 (Rivercess) – 1,920,914 (Montserrado)
Areas	4,020 km2 (1,553 sq mi) (Montserrado) – 11,600 km2 (4,460 sq mi) (Nimba)
Government	County Government
Subdivisions	District

The Republic of Liberia is divided into fifteen counties. Each is administered by a superintendent appointed by the President.

Counties

Map #	County	Capital	Population (2022 census) [1]	Area (mi2) [1]	Number of districts	Date created	Parent county	Region
1	Bomi	Tubmanburg	133,705	750 mi2 (1,900 km2)	5	1984	Montserrado	West
2	Bong	Gbarnga	467,561	3,386 mi2 (8,770 km2)	12	1964	Bong [a]	Central
3	Gbarpolu	Bopolu	95,995	3,741 mi2 (9,690 km2)	5	2001	Lofa	West
4	Grand Bassa	Buchanan	293,689	3,064 mi2 (7,940 km2)	8	1839	Grand Bassa [b]	Central
5	Grand Cape Mount	Robertsport	178,867	1,993 mi2 (5,160 km2)	6	1844	Grand Cape Mount [b]	West
6	Grand Gedeh	Zwedru	216,692	4,048 mi2 (10,480 km2)	8	1964	Grand Gedah [c]	East
7	Grand Kru	Barclayville	109,342	1,504 mi2 (3,900 km2)	19	1984	Maryland	East
8	Lofa	Voinjama	367,376	3,854 mi2 (9,980 km2)	11	1964	Lofa [d]	West
9	Margibi	Kakata	304,946	1,010 mi2 (2,600 km2)	5	1985	Montserrado	West
10	Maryland	Harper	172,587	887 mi2 (2,300 km2)	7	1857	Maryland [b]	East
11	Montserrado	Bensonville	1,920,965	737 mi2 (1,910 km2)	15	1839	Montserrado [b]	West
12	Nimba	Sanniquellie	621,841	4,460 mi2 (11,600 km2)	17	1964	Nimba [a]	Central
13	Rivercess	River Cess	90,819	2,160 mi2 (5,600 km2)	10	1985	Grand Bassa	Central
14	River Gee	Fish Town	124,653	1,974 mi2 (5,110 km2)	10	2000	Grand Gedah	East
15	Sinoe	Greenville	151,149	3,914 mi2 (10,140 km2)	20	1843	Simoe [b]	East
	Total	Monrovia	5,250,187	37,482 mi2 (97,080 km2)	158

Notes

1. Formerly part of Central Province.
2. Original administrative division.
3. Formerly part of Eastern Province.
4. Formerly part of Western Province.

See also

• List of Liberian counties by Human Development Index
• Administrative divisions of Liberia
• ISO 3166-2:LR

References

1. Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services. "2022 Liberia Population and Housing Census: FINAL RESULTS" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-10-08.

External links

• "Counties of Liberia". Statoids.
• Official Liberian Census Final Results 2008 Archived 2013-09-11 at the Wayback Machine