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Barclayville is the capital and most populous settlement in Grand Kru County, located in southeastern Liberia about 10 miles inland from Picinicess. As of the 2008 national census, the population stood at 2,733. The Barclayville township straddles the banks of the Na River. Roads from Kanweaken to the northwest, Pleebo to the southeast, and to Picinicess and Grand Cess to the southeast, all intersect at Barclayville.

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Place details

Locality
Barclayville
Region
Grand Kru County
Country
Liberia
Population
4,692
Timezone
Africa/Monrovia

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Key facts

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Barclayville
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View from Catholic and Evangelical compounds at the edge of Wakpeken looking towards Topor
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Liberia
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Grand Kru County
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2008
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2733
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Encyclopedic overview

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Barclayville is the capital and most populous settlement in Grand Kru County, located in southeastern Liberia about 10 miles inland from Picinicess. As of the 2008 national census, the population stood at 2,733. The Barclayville township straddles the banks of the Na River. Roads from Kanweaken to the northwest, Pleebo to the southeast, and to Picinicess and Grand Cess to the southeast, all intersect at Barclayville.

In March 2006 the United Nations reported completion of the Na River bridge at Barclayville, connecting the Kanweaken and Pleebo roads for the first time.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Barclayville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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