Place:Lofa, Liberia

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NameLofa
Alt namesLofasource: Wikipedia
TypeCounty
Coordinates7.75°N 10°W
Located inLiberia
Contained Places
District
Foya
Kolahun
Salayea
Vahun
Voinjama
Zorzor
Inhabited place
Belle Yella
Bopolu
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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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 .[1] As of the 2008 Census, it had a population of 276,863, making it the third most populous county in Liberia.[1]

Lofa's County Superintendent is William Tamba Kamba. 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.

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