Gbarnga
Sign in to saveGbarnga is the capital city of Bong County, Liberia, lying north east of Monrovia. During the First Liberian Civil War, it was the base for Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia. Cuttington College, a private, Episcopal-affiliated institution, is located near the town. Its campus was once home to the Africana Museum, which was destroyed during the civil war.
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Place details
- Locality
- Gbarnga
- Region
- Bong County
- Country
- Liberia
- Population
- 86,031
- Timezone
- Africa/Monrovia
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Gbarnga
- Settlement.other_name
- Gbanga, Gbanka
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Liberia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Liberia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Liberia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bong County
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2008
- Settlement.population_total
- 34046
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Liberia
- Located in
- Bong County
- Population
- +34046
- Elevation
- +250
- Capital of
- Bong County
- Image
- Monrovia to Gbarnga highway.jpg
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Gbarnga is the capital city of Bong County, Liberia, lying north east of Monrovia. During the First Liberian Civil War, it was the base for Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia. Cuttington College, a private, Episcopal-affiliated institution, is located near the town. Its campus was once home to the Africana Museum, which was destroyed during the civil war.
As of the 2008 census, Gbarnga has a population of 34,046. Of this, 16,080 were male and 17,966 female; it is the fourth-most populous urban area in Liberia.