Careysburg
Careysburg is a city in Montserrado County, Liberia. It was founded in 1856, and is named in honor of Rev. Lott Carey, the first American Baptist missionary to Africa and a key figure in the founding of the Colony of Liberia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: city in Liberia
- Also known as: “Careysburg City” and “Careysburg, Liberia”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Careysburg District and Bensonville.
Careysburg District
Village
Careysburg District is one of four districts located in Montserrado County, Liberia. Bensonville is the capital, and the total district population is 28,463.
Bensonville
Village
Bensonville is the capital city of Montserrado County, Liberia. As of the 2008 national census, its population stood at 4,089. Bensonville is located 20 miles away from the national capital, Monrovia, which is also located in Montserrado County. Bensonville is situated 5 miles northwest of Careysburg.
Careysburg
- Categories: human settlement and third-order administrative division
- Location: Montserrado County, Liberia, West Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“Careysburg” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Careysburg”
- Cebuano: “Careysburg City”
- Dutch: “Careysburg, Liberia”
- Dutch: “Careysburg”
- German: “Careysburg”
- Irish: “Careysburg”
- Swedish: “Careysburg City”
- Swedish: “Careysburg”
- Urdu: “کیریزبرگ، لائبیریا”
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