Place:Nimba, Liberia

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NameNimba
Alt namesNimbasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates6.75°N 8.75°W
Located inLiberia
Contained Places
District
Gbehlageh
Saclepea
Sanniquelleh-Mahn
Tappita
Yarwein-Mehnsohnneh
Zoegeh
Inhabited place
Bahn
Buchanan
Ganta
Sagleipie
Sawolo
Senbul
Tapeta
Towai
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Nimba County is a county in northeastern Liberia that shares borders with the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire in the East and the Republic of Guinea in the Northwest. Its capital city is Sanniquellie and its most populous city is Ganta. With the county's area measuring , Nimba is the largest of Liberia's 15 counties. The county has six statutory districts. As of the 2008 Census, it had a population of 462,026, making it the second most-populous county in Liberia.[1]

Named after Mount Nimba (Neinbaa Tohn in the Mahn (or Mano) language), which demarcates part of the Guinea-Côte d'Ivoire border, Nimba is also bordered by Bong and Grand Bassa counties to the west, Rivercess County to the southwest, and Grand Gedeh County to the southeast. The northern and northeastern parts of Nimba border the nation of Republic of Guinea, while the northeast lies along the border of Côte d'Ivoire.

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