Tewor District

Location of Tewor District in Grand Cape Mount County

Tewor District is one of five districts located in Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia. ^[1] As of the 2008 Census, it has a population of 27,460. ^[1]

Tewor is located between the Atlantic Ocean, Lake Piso and the Mano River, on the boundary with Sierra Leone.^{[ citation needed ]}

Inhabitants of this district are of the Vai tribe, but they predominantly speak both Vai and Mende.^{[ citation needed ]}

The current Commissioner of Tewor District is Clarence D. Fahnbulleh, and the Paramount Chief is Hon. Moiba Kromah.^{[ needs update ]}

Tewor is the home of district of the following prominent Liberians:

• Ruth Sando Perry - Chairman of the Council of State (1996-1997)^{[ citation needed ]}
• The late H. Boima Fahnbulleh, Sr.^{[ citation needed ]} - Member of the Constitution Commission (1981-1984) and father of former National Security Advisor, Henry Boimah Fahnbulleh
• Her Honor Gladys Johnson - Associate Justice of the Supreme Court^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. 2008 Population and Housing Census Final Results (Report). Monrovia, Liberia: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-information Services (LISGIS). May 2009. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

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