Back مقاطعة لوفا Arabic Лофа Byelorussian Лофа BE-X-OLD Лофа Bulgarian Lofa Breton Lofa Catalan Lofa County CEB Lofa County German Condado de Lofa Spanish Lofa Basque
Lofa County | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Nickname: Tambah Nyumah | |
 Location in Liberia | |
| Coordinates: 7°55′N 10°0′W / 7.917°N 10.000°W | |
| Country |  Liberia |
| Capital | Voinjama |
| Districts | 6 |
| Established | 1964 |
| Government | |
| • Superintendent | George Dunor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,982 km2 (3,854 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 367,376 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| HDI (2018) | 0.418[1] low · 8th of 15 |
Lofa is a county in the northernmost portion of Liberia. One of 15 counties that constitute the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has nine districts. Voinjama serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring 3,854 square miles (9,980 km2).[2] As of the 2022 Census, it had a population of 367,376, making it Liberia's fourth most populous county.[3][2]
Lofa's County Superintendent is William Tamba Kamba.[4] The county is bordered by Bong County to the south and Gbarpolu County to the west. The northwestern parts of Lofa border the nation of Sierra Leone, and the northeastern parts border Guinea. Mount Wuteve, the highest mountain in Liberia, lies in the north-central part of the county.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
census2008was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Liberia: Counties, Major Cities, Towns & Urban Areas - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "New 'One UN' office opens in northern Liberia to advance UN effectiveness in planning, coordination, and programming". UNMIL. 7 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-14. [dead link]
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