Greater Monrovia District
Greater Monrovia is one of four districts located in Montserrado County, Liberia. It contains the country's capital Monrovia. It recorded a population of 970,824 in the 2008 census.- Type: district of Liberia
- Description: district of Liberia
- Also known as: “Greater Monrovia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Spriggs Payne Airport.
Spriggs Payne Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Dfiner, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chocolate City and Gardnersville.
Chocolate City
Hamlet
Chocolate City is a central-northern suburb of Monrovia, the administrative capital and largest city in Liberia. It is located in the New Georgia Township.
Gardnersville
Suburb
Gardnersville or Gardnesville is a township in the Greater Monrovia District, Liberia. During the Liberian Civil War, the area was war torn and thousands of refugees hid in buildings in Gardnersville and Chocolate City.
Paynesville
Suburb
Monrovia is the capital, and with a population of around 1.6 million, also the largest city in Liberia. The city center is the image of a tropical capital, melting in the hot sun. Paynesville is situated 4 miles southeast of Greater Monrovia District.
Greater Monrovia District
- Location: Montserrado County, Liberia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.3142° or 6° 18′ 51″ north
Longitude
-10.7336° or 10° 44′ 1″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
6CRF8778+MH
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Greater Monrovia District” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منطقة مونروفيا الكبرى”
- Belarusian: “Вялікая Манровія”
- Cebuano: “Greater Monrovia”
- Dutch: “Greater Monrovia District”
- Esperanto: “Distrikto Granda Monrovio”
- French: “district de Greater Monrovia”
- French: “District de greater monrovia”
- French: “District de Greater Monrovia”
- French: “District De Greater Monrovia”
- Fulah: “Daande Monrovia mawnde”
- German: “Metropolregion Monrovia”
- Italian: “distretto di Greater Monrovia”
- Italian: “Distretto di Greater Monrovia”
- Japanese: “グレーターモンロビア地区”
- Swedish: “Greater Monrovia”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jacob Town and Barekling.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zuwa Island and Paynesville.
Liberia: Must-Visit Destinations
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