Lofa County
| Lofa County | ||
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| Nickname(s): Tambah Nyumah | ||
 Location in Liberia |
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| Coordinates: 7°55′N 10°0′W / 7.917°N 10.000°WCoordinates: 7°55′N 10°0′W / 7.917°N 10.000°W | ||
| Country |
 Liberia
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| Capital | Voinjama | |
| Districts | 6 | |
| Established | 1964 | |
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| • Superintendent | George Dunor | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 9,982 km2 (3,854 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008) | ||
| • Total | 276,863 | |
| • Density | 27.1/km2 (70/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) | |
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 six districts. Voinjama serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring 9,982 square kilometres (3,854 sq mi). As of the 2008 Census, it had a population of 276,863, making it the fourth most populous county in Liberia.
Lofa's County Superintendent is George Dunor. 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.
Lofa County was established from the former Western Province in 1964. The civil war which began in 1989 adversely affected the county. Many people left the area as refugees in 1999 and the early 2000s as it became a main focus of fighting during the Liberian civil war. The Red Cross said that in January 2004 many people had begun to return from refugee camps in neighbouring Guinea and Sierra Leone. At that time the county's population was estimated to be 34,310.Pakistan Army UNMIL peacekeepers were in place by 2005.
The largest city and county capital is Voinjama with a population of 4,945. Foya is the second largest city (population 1,760). Lofa produced one of the nations most respected leaders in the late vice president Dr. Harry F. Moniba who served from 1984 - 1990.
The Western part of the county has coastal plains that raises to a height of 30 m (98 ft) above the sea-level inward to a distance of 25 km (16 mi). These plains receive a very high rainfall ranging from 4,450 mm (175 in) to 4,500 mm (180 in) per year and receive longer sunshine with a humidity of 85 to 95 per cent. It is swampy along rivers and creeks, while there are patches of Savannah woodland. Rice and cassava interplanted with Sugarcane are the major crops grown in the region. Lofa County has a community forest, the Bluyeama, occypying an area of 44,444 ha (109,820 acres). It has three National proposed reserves, namely the Wologizi Mountain (99,538 ha (245,960 acres)), Wonegizi Range (37,979 ha (93,850 acres)) and Foya Forest (164,628 ha (406,800 acres)). It has the Foya Afforestation Project with an area of 9,062.4 hectares (22,394 acres), which is designated as a National Plantation area.
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