River Cess County
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county of Liberia
Key facts
- Country
- Liberia
- Capital
- River Cess
- Established
- 13 December 1985
- Superintendent
- J. Bismark Karbiah
- Total
- 5,594 km (2,160 sq mi)
- Density
- 12.8/km (33/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+0 (GMT)
- Hdi 2018
- 0.430 , low · 10th of 15
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 90819
- Area
- 5594
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- inception
- 1985-12-13
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Rivercess County is a county in the south-central portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that compose the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has six districts. River Cess serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring 2,160 square miles (5,600 km). As of the 2008 Census, it had a population of 71,509, making it the second-least populous county in Liberia after Grand Kru County.
Eighth largest in area, the county was created in 1984. It is bordered by Grand Bassa County to the west, Nimba County on the northeast, and Sinoe County to the southeast, while the southern part lies on the Atlantic Ocean. The current County Superintendent is B. Rancy Ziankahn.