Enumeration total for core Bopolu clans: 17,719 (148 towns). The Koninga clan (47 towns, pop. 9,330) is listed as a separate entry in the enumeration survey but corresponds to Koninga Clan within Bopolu District per CDA records. Combined enumeration total including Koninga: 27,049 across 195 towns/villages. Official LISGIS district total: 23,758.

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Upon the arrival of the American settlers, they encountered King Sao Boso whose kingdom reputedly stretched from the northwestern interior to the sea coast. Bopolu served as a key node in the trans-Saharan trade network. Despite this illustrious past, Bopolu's relative isolation from road networks contributed to economic stagnation, compounded by civil war devastation. Post-war reconstruction and the county's 2001 establishment have revived Bopolu's role as an administrative and commercial centre.

Electoral coverage: Electoral District 1 (Bopolu City + Bopolu District excl. Gbelleta + Nyeamah & Gbarngay communities of Bokomu). ED 1 Representative (2023): Zinnah A. Norman (CDC).

Enumeration total: 11,196 across 2 clans and 38 towns/villages. Official LISGIS district total: 17,986.

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The Gounwolaila area is located in the eastern portion of Gbarpolu County adjacent to the Bokomu and Bong County border zone. The St. Paul River, which forms part of the boundary with Bong County, runs through this zone. In 2018, concerns were reported from communities in Bokomu and Gounwolaila regarding transparency of funds from a Chinese mining concession, reflecting the district's mineral resource base. ED 2 Representative (2023): Luther S. Collins (IND).

Enumeration total: 15,257 across 2 clans and 21 towns/villages. Official LISGIS district total: 15,214. Note: Belleh has the fewest towns/villages of any Gbarpolu district, reflecting large consolidated settlement units.

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The Belle (Bele/Kuwaa) are a small ethnic group with cultural connections to the Loma and Gola peoples. Prior to the civil war, Belleh District supported a population estimated above 20,000. Its 2022 census figure of 15,214, below its 2008 figure of 17,288, indicates the district has not yet recovered to pre-war levels. This pattern reflects Belleh's remote character and slower resettlement compared to districts closer to Bopolu City and main road networks.

Enumeration total: 15,165 across 2 clans and 101 towns/villages. Official LISGIS district total: 13,845.

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Gbarma District was one of the two Statutory Districts (alongside Bopolu) whose excision from Lofa County formed the basis of Gbarpolu County's 2001 creation. The district headquarters is Gbarma Town. The CDA records 2 chiefdoms and 6 clans for Gbarma: Gbarma Chiefdom (Gbarma, Zuo, Dewah clans) and Gorjah Chiefdom (Yangaryah, Tarkpoima, Weasua clans). Mining (gold and diamonds) alongside agriculture were the primary pre-war economic activities. ED 3 Representative (2023): Mustapha Waritay (UP).

Enumeration total: 9,873 across 2 clans and 27 towns/villages. Bokomu is one of only two Gbarpolu districts where females outnumber males in the enumeration data, reflecting female-skewed resettlement patterns. Official LISGIS district total: 13,684.

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Bokomu straddles two electoral districts: Nyeamah and Gbarngay communities fall under Electoral District 1, while Mollakwelle, Salayah, Gungbe-ta, Gbarkagborquoita, Zalakai, and Porkpa-Ta fall under Electoral District 2. The Gola Forest straddles the Sierra Leone border near this zone, supporting biodiversity conservation efforts.

Enumeration total: 4,162 across 1 clan and 13 towns/villages. Kongba has the fewest towns/villages of any Gbarpolu district, consistent with its geographic isolation. The CDA records Kongba as having 2 chiefdoms and 4 clans; the enumeration survey captured only the Jawajeh clan entry. Official LISGIS district total: 11,508.

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Kongba District is situated in the northwest of Gbarpolu County, bordering Sierra Leone via the Gola Forest corridor, one of West Africa's most significant remaining tracts of Upper Guinean rainforest. Kongba's mining economy (gold and diamonds) made it one of the leading productive districts before the civil war. Its 2022 population of 11,508 is below the 2008 figure of 13,625, indicating the district has not yet recovered to pre-war levels. ED 3 Representative (2023): Mustapha Waritay (UP).