River Gee County
| River Gee County | ||
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 Location in Liberia |
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| Coordinates: 5°15′N 7°55′W / 5.250°N 7.917°WCoordinates: 5°15′N 7°55′W / 5.250°N 7.917°W | ||
| Country |
 Liberia
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| Capital | Fish Town | |
| Districts | 10 | |
| Established | 2000 | |
| Government | ||
| • Superintendent | Philip Q. Nyenuh | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5,113 km2 (1,974 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008) | ||
| • Total | 66,789 | |
| • Density | 13.2/km2 (34/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) | |
River Gee is a county in the southern portion of Liberia. One of 15 counties that constitute the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has six districts. Fish Town serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring 5,113 square kilometres (1,974 sq mi). As of the 2008 Census, it had a population of 66,789, making it the third-least populous county in Liberia. It was created in 2000.
Tenth-largest in size, it is bordered by Sinoe County to the west, Grand Gedeh County to the north, and Grand Kru and Maryland counties to the south. The eastern part of River Gee borders the nation of Ivory Coast along the Cavalla River. The current County Superintendent is Daniel Johnson.
River Gee split from Grand Gedeh County in May 2000 after receiving approval from Liberia's House of Representatives in May 1997 and Senate approval in March 2000. On the east of the county is the Cavalla River that forms Liberia's border with the Ivory Coast. River Gee's capital is Fishtown. The Country was created by splitting the Grand Gedeh County.
River Gee has lower tropical forests which has mid size hills composed of various valleys and water courses. These forests receive a very high rainfall ranging from 3,000 mm (120 in) to 4,100 mm (160 in) per year in two distinct seasons. It has evergreen forests. While in the uplands it is conducive for rice cultivation, the low lying areas are conducive for yam, cocoa, plantains, potatoes, vegetables, rubber, coffee and sugarcane. The county accommodates the Glaro Reforestation Project with a designated National Plantation area of 1,008.89 ha (2,493.0 acres). It also shares the National proposed reserve of Grebo Forest (97,136 ha (240,030 acres)) with Grand Cheda County.
As of 2008, the county had a population of 66,789, comprising of 34,863 males and 31,926 females. The sex ratio was 109.2 compared to 96.2 in 1994 census. The number of households during 2008 was 9,822 and the average size of the households was 6.5. The population was 1.90 per cent of the total population, while it was 1.90 per cent in 1994. The county had an area of 1,974 sq mi and the density per sq.mi was 34. The density during the 1984 census stood at 20. Liberia experienced civil war during various times and the total number of people displaced on account of wars as of 2008 in the county was 7,862. The number of people residing in urban areas was 13,370, with 6,698 males and 6,672 females. The total number of people in rural areas was 89,021, with 48,069 males and 40,952 females. The total fraction of people residing in urban areas was 20.02 per cent, while the remaining 133 per cent were living in rural areas. The number of people resettled as of 2008 was 7,320 while the number of people who were not resettled was 258. The number of literates above the age of ten as of 2008 was 24,062 while the number of illiterates was 20,684 making the literacy rate to 53.77. The total number of literate males was 15,006 while the total number of literate females was 9,056.
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