Careysburg
Careysburg is a city in Montserrado County, Liberia. It was founded in 1856, and is named in honor of Rev. Lott Cary, the first American Baptist missionary to Africa and a key figure in the founding of the Colony of Liberia.- Type: Locality
- Description: city in Liberia
- Also known as: “Careysburg, Liberia”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Careysburg District and Bensonville.
Bensonville
Village
Bensonville is the capital city of Montserrado County, Liberia. 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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Latitude
6.40273° or 6° 24′ 10″ north
Longitude
-10.54804° or 10° 32′ 53″ west
Elevation
144 feet (44 metres)
Open location code
6CRFCF32+3Q
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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”
- Urdu: “کیریزبرگ، لائبیریا”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Fren Wasehn and Waspa.
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Highlights: University of Liberia Forest and Firestone Medical Center.
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