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Bomi is a county in the northwestern portion of the West African nation of Liberia. The county was established in 1984. The county's area is 746 square miles (1,900 km 2 ). Bomi is one of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation. Tubmanburg serves as the county's capital.
Counties of Liberia; ... County Capital Population (2022 Census) Area (mi 2) Number of Districts Date Created 1 Bomi: Tubmanburg: 133,668 749 sq mi (1,940 km 2) 4
House of Representatives of Liberia. The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the bicameral legislative branch of Liberia, and together with the Senate comprises the Legislature of Liberia. The number of seats is fixed by law at 73, with each county being apportioned a number of seats based on its percentage of the national population.
The Clans of Liberia were local political units created by the central government as part of its efforts to extend its authority and influence into the interior of the country. [5] As the tier of administrative government beneath the districts of Liberia , the clan structure only loosely corresponded to historic local political entities.
The Liberian National County Sports Meet is the top knockout county tournament of the Liberian football inaugurated in 1956. [1] It is an annual sporting festival organized and hosted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports in collaboration with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The event is primarily a platform intended to forge national unity and ...
Montserrado is the smallest county by size, but largest by population comprising approximately 33% of Liberia’s total population. [3] The population density is 599.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,553/sq mi), the highest in Liberia. [3] The county had a population of 491,078 at the 1984 Census. [3]
The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislative branch of Liberia, and together with the House of Representatives comprises the Legislature of Liberia. Each of the fifteen counties are equally represented by two senators, elected to serve staggered nine-year terms. The Senate meets at the Capitol Building in Monrovia .
Physical geography. Liberia extends from between 4.21°N and 8.34°N to 7.27°W and 11.31°W. It is roughly rectangular measuring about 510 km (317 mi) in length from northwest to southeast, with a width of about 275 km (171 mi). The coastline is about 680 km (423 mi), including river mouths ad inlets up to one kilometre wide.