- River Gee County
River Gee is one of the 15 counties of
Liberia .Formation and Geography
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 theCavalla River that forms Liberia's border with theIvory Coast . River Gee also bordersSinoe County to the east,Grand Gedeh County to the north,Grand Kru County to the south, andMaryland County , also to the South. River Gee's capital is Fishtown.The districts of River Gee County include:
*Gbeapo District
*Webbo District Demographics
River Gee currently has a population estimated at 74,800, including thousands of people who fled to Liberia following conflict in the
Ivory Coast during 2002. About 92% of the county's inhabitants derive the majority of their income from agricultural production.Rice is the principal crop in River Gee, accounting for approximately 60% of the county's production according toUN estimates. Other important crops includecassava andbanana s.Government
River Gee county is currently led by county superintendent
Hon. Karuku Sampson. .External links
* [http://www.unmil.org/read.asp?newsID=1046&cat=pr| Press Release] on visit of top
UNMIL officials to River Gee County describing UNMIL operations in the county.
* [http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/liberia/assessments/others/doc/ICRC%20southeast%20assessment.doc| Report] on conditions in River Gee and other Liberian counties by theICRC .
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