Place:Grand Gedeh, Liberia

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NameGrand Gedeh
Alt namesGrand Gedehsource: Wikipedia
Grand Jidesource: FIPS Change Notice, no. 1 (1998) p 10
Grand Jide Countysource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
TypeCounty
Coordinates5.75°N 8.083°W
Located inLiberia
Contained Places
District
Gbarzon
Konobo
Tchien
Inhabited place
Babloh-Bli
Bawirike
Duou Town
Penoke
Zwedru
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Grand Gedeh is a county in the eastern portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that constitute the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has three districts. Zwedru (formerly Tchien) serves as the capital with the area of the county. Measuring , it is larger than 28 independent countries including Lebanon, Trinidad and Tobago, Cape Verde, Malta and Mauritius and the combined area of the US states of Delaware and Rhode Island. As of the 2008 Census, it had a population of 126,146, making it the ninth most populous county in Liberia.[1] Grand Gedeh has lower tropical forests which has mid size hills composed of various valleys and water courses. These forests receive a very high rainfall ranging from to per year.

Grand Gedeh's County Superintendent is Kai Farley. The county is bordered by Nimba County to the west, Sinoe County to the southwest, and River Gee County to the southeast. The northern part of Grand Gedeh borders the nation of Côte d'Ivoire.

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