- Lofa County
Lofa is the northernmost
Liberia n county. It is the site ofMount Wuteve , the highest mountain in Liberia.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 neighbouringGuinea andSierra Leone . At that time the county's population was estimated to be 34,310. The largest city and county capital isVoinjama with a population of 4,945.Foya is the second largest city (population 1,760). Lofa produced one of the nations most respected leaders is the late vice president Dr. Harry Moniba.Districts of Lofa County include:
*Foya District
*Kolahun District
*Salayea District
*Vahun District
*Voinjama District
*Zorzor District References
* [http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/liberia/assessments/others/doc/ICRC%20Update.Population.Assess.doc Red Cross estimates of Lofa County populations January 2004] (Microsoft Word .doc format)
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