Lofa County

Lofa County
Lofa
Basisdaten
Hauptstadt Voinjama
Fläche 11.637 km²
Einwohner 247.000 (kein Jahr angegeben)
Bevölkerungsdichte 21,2 Einwohner pro km²
ISO 3166-2 LR-LO

Lofa oder Loffa ist eine Verwaltungsregion (County) Liberias mit etwa 247.000 Einwohnern[1]. Ihre Hauptstadt ist Voinjama.

In der Flagge von Lofa[2] hält ein Arm über einen Fluss hinweg einen Baumstamm, was Einheit über die Wälder und den Fluss Lofa hinweg darstellen soll.

Geographie

Die Region liegt im äußersten Norden Liberias, angrenzend an Guinea und Sierra Leone. 2001 wurde das südwestlich angrenzende Gbarpolu County von Lofa abgespalten. In Lofa liegt der Mount Wuteve.

Benannt ist Lofa nach dem Fluss Lofa.

Geschichte

1999 und in den frühen 2000ern flohen zahlreiche Einwohner wegen des liberianischen Bürgerkrieges aus Lofa. 2004 hatte nach Berichten des Roten Kreuzes die Rückkehr der Flüchtlinge begonnen.

Quellen

  1. ↑ statoids.com
  2. ↑ Flags of the World
Flagge Liberias
Verwaltungsgliederung Liberias

Bomi | Bong | Gbarpolu | Grand Bassa | Grand Cape Mount | Grand Gedeh | Grand Kru | Lofa | Margibi | Maryland | Montserrado | Nimba | River Cess | River Gee | Sinoe

 

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