Virginia
Virginia is a town in Montserrado County, a western suburb of Monrovia near the northern bank of the Saint Paul River in Liberia. It was originally called New Virginia and was established by the American Colonization Society as a settlement for African American emigrants from the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: town in Montserrado County, Liberia
- Also known as: “Virginia, Liberia”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clay-Ashland and Caldwell.
Clay-Ashland
Hamlet
Clay-Ashland is a township located 10 miles from the capital city of Monrovia in Liberia. The town is in the St. Paul River District of Montserrado County. Clay-Ashland is situated 3 miles east of Virginia.
Caldwell
Suburb
Caldwell is a township located in Montserrado County, Liberia. Caldwell was one of the four townships established in the first wave of colonization. It is listed as one of the original settlements comprising the Commonwealth of Liberia in the 1839 Constitution, which was drafted by the American Colonization Society. Caldwell is situated 3 miles southeast of Virginia.
New Kru Town
Suburb
New Kru Town is a northwestern coastal suburb of Monrovia, Liberia. New Kru Town is situated 3½ miles southwest of Virginia.
Virginia
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Montserrado County, Liberia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.41643° or 6° 24′ 59″ northLongitude
-10.76803° or 10° 46′ 5″ westElevation
89 feet (27 metres)Open location code
6CRFC68J+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 3039693573OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Virginia” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Virginia”
- Irish: “Virginia”
- Korean: “버지니아”
- South Azerbaijani: “ویرجینیا، لیبریا”
- Spanish: “Virginia”
- Urdu: “ورجینیا، لائبیریا”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Raphael Topor and Red Hill Field community.
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