Monrovia

city, port city, big city
Piiluu	25 Kyɛpire 1822
Official name	Monrovia
Native label	Monrovia
Named after	James Monroe
Official language	Bɔrefɔ
Paaloŋ	Liberia
Capital of	Liberia, Greater Monrovia District
Located in the administrative territorial entity	Greater Monrovia District
Located in time zone	Greenwich Mean Time, UTC±00:00
Located in or next to body of water	Mesurado River, Atlantic Ocean
Coordinate location	6°18′38″N 10°48′17″W
Head of government	John-Charuk Siafa
Twinned administrative body	Taipei, Dayton, Newark
Significant event	Siege of Monrovia
Postal code	1000
Official website	https://monrovia.gov.lr/
History of topic	timeline of Monrovia
Local dialing code	77
Category for maps or plans	Category:Maps of Monrovia

Monrovia (/mənˈroʊviə/ ^ⓘ)^[1]^[2] e la a administrative kapital ane teŋkpoŋ ko a Liberia. Naŋ da taa piiluu a 1822, o bezie la a Cape Mesurado naŋ be a Atlantic coast ane a 2022 noba yagroŋ sɔrebo naŋ da e 1,761,032 neŋkpeɛre, kɔɔ poɔ naŋ e 33.5% ko Liberia’s noba zaa yagroŋ noɔre.^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Roberts International Airport, 37 miles (60 km) east of Monrovia, Liberia
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	95.0 (35.0)	100.4 (38.0)	98.6 (37.0)	100.4 (38.0)	95.0 (35.0)	91.4 (33.0)	96.8 (36.0)	95.0 (35.0)	89.6 (32.0)	91.4 (33.0)	96.8 (36.0)	93.2 (34.0)	100.4 (38.0)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	89.2 (31.8)	89.6 (32.0)	89.2 (31.8)	88.7 (31.5)	86.9 (30.5)	82.9 (28.3)	81.0 (27.2)	80.2 (26.8)	81.9 (27.7)	84.9 (29.4)	86.5 (30.3)	86.0 (30.0)	85.6 (29.8)
Daily mean °F (°C)	79.2 (26.2)	80.8 (27.1)	81.7 (27.6)	82.0 (27.8)	81.3 (27.4)	78.8 (26.0)	77.2 (25.1)	76.8 (24.9)	77.7 (25.4)	79.0 (26.1)	80.1 (26.7)	79.5 (26.4)	79.5 (26.4)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	71.6 (22.0)	74.1 (23.4)	74.7 (23.7)	74.8 (23.8)	75.0 (23.9)	74.1 (23.4)	73.4 (23.0)	73.2 (22.9)	73.9 (23.3)	73.8 (23.2)	74.3 (23.5)	72.5 (22.5)	73.8 (23.2)
Record low °F (°C)	59.0 (15.0)	64.4 (18.0)	64.4 (18.0)	69.8 (21.0)	68.0 (20.0)	68.0 (20.0)	68.0 (20.0)	68.0 (20.0)	62.6 (17.0)	68.0 (20.0)	68.0 (20.0)	60.8 (16.0)	59.0 (15.0)
Average rainfall inches (mm)	2.0 (51)	2.8 (71)	4.7 (120)	6.1 (154)	17.4 (442)	37.7 (958)	31.4 (797)	13.9 (354)	28.3 (720)	23.5 (598)	9.3 (237)	4.8 (122)	181.9 (4,624)
Average rainy days	4	3	8	12	22	24	21	17	24	22	16	9	182
Average relative humidity (%)	78	76	77	80	79	82	83	84	86	84	80	79	81
Mean monthly sunshine hours	158	167	198	195	155	105	84	81	96	121	147	155	1,662
Source 1: Deutscher Wetterdienst (average temperature and extremes only)
Source 2: Danish Meteorological Institute

Neighborhood

Other neighborhoods and suburbs of Monrovia include

Bakoi
Banjoa
Barekling
Bassa Community
Buzzi Quarters
Clara Town
Crown Hill
Dixville
Doin Town
Dwahn Town
Duala
Fanti Town
Jatuja
Jacob Town
Jallah Town
Logan Town
Matadi
New Kru Town
Old Road
Point Four
Red Light
Slipway
Snapper Hill
South Beach
Toe Town
Tomo
Topoe Village
Vai Town
Virginia

Nembanne

Henry Clifford Boles (1910–1979), American architect, active in Monrovia through the Point Four Program^[4]
Mary Antoinette Brown-Sherman (1926–2004), Liberian educator and first woman president of the University of Liberia
Prince Johnson, Liberian politician
Clarence Kparghai, Swiss ice hockey player
Sio Moore, American football player
Darlington Nagbe, American football player
Aloysius Wleh Penie, Liberian footballer
Massimo Pigliucci (born 1964), ecological and evolutionary geneticist
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former president of Liberia
Takun J, Liberian musician
Charles Taylor, former president of Liberia
Benoni Urey, Liberian businessman
George Weah, Liberian president and former footballer
Ashton Youboty, American football player
Gus Edwards, American football player

Administration ane Government

City corporations

Monrovia City Corporation
Paynesville City Corporation

Townships

Barnesville
Caldwell
Congo Town
Dixville
Gardnersville
Garworlon
Johnsonville^{[citation needed]}
New Georgia
West Point

Borough

New Kru Town

Former mayors include:

W. F. Nelson, 1870s
C. T. O. King, 1880s and served three terms
H. A. Williams, 1890s
Arthur Barclay, 1892–1902
Gabriel M. Johnson, 1912–1913; 1920–1921
Thomas J.R. Faulkner, 1914–1918
Nathan C. Ross, 1956–1969
Ellen A. Sandimanie, 1970–1973
Ophelia Hoff Saytumah, 2001–2009
Mary Broh, February 2009 – February 2013
Henry Reed Cooper, March 2013 – July 2013
Clara Doe-Mvogo, March 2014 – January 2018
Jefferson Tamba Koijee, January 2018 – January 2024

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Monrovia tempeɛle:

Meŋ kaa kyɛ

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General:

History of Liberia

Bibliography

Ziiri mine liŋkiri

Tɛmpileti:Wikivoyage

Tɛmpileti:List of African capitals Tɛmpileti:James Monroe Tɛmpileti:Spoken WikipediaWikipediam

Sommo Yizie

[1] ttp://www.thefreedictionary.com/Monrovia

[2] ttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Monrovia

[3] ttps://www.citypopulation.de/en/liberia/

[4] ttps://books.google.com/books?id=0OaSAgAAQBAJ

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