Robertsport
Sign in to saveRobertsport is a town in western Liberia, about 10 miles (16 km) from the Sierra Leone border. It is named after Joseph Jenkins Roberts, the first president of Liberia.
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Robertsport
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Robertsport hillside.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- The town of Robertsport
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- Liberia
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- right
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- Location in Liberia
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- yes
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- Country
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- 25px Liberia
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- County
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Named after
- Joseph Jenkins Roberts
- Country
- Liberia
- Located in
- Grand Cape Mount County
- Elevation
- +500
- Capital of
- Grand Cape Mount County
- Image
- Robertsport2.jpg
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Robertsport is a town in western Liberia, about 10 miles (16 km) from the Sierra Leone border. It is named after Joseph Jenkins Roberts, the first president of Liberia.
The town lies on Cape Mount peninsula, a spit of land separating the brackish lagoon Lake Piso from the Atlantic Ocean, north-west of Monrovia. It serves as the capital of Grand Cape Mount County and is the home of the city corporation.