Enumeration total: 61,225 across 3 clans and 134 towns/villages. The Bain clan (48,058 people, 87 towns) is by far the largest, anchored by Ganta City. Official LISGIS district total: 111,796.

5 Largest Towns:

Ganta City (enumerated population: 42,077) is the largest single settlement in Nimba County, accounting for 68.7% of the district's enumerated population and the dominant driver of the county's commercial economy. The Ganta United Methodist Hospital is one of Liberia's significant interior health facilities. Ganta's weekly market draws traders from Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire, making it one of the most economically active interior cities in the country. The 1959 Sanniquellie Summit, which helped lay the groundwork for the Organisation of African Unity, took place just 30 km away, reflecting the Nimba corridor's historical significance.

Enumeration total: 40,007 across 7 clans and 73 towns/villages. All 7 clans are relatively balanced in population size, with Wea (9,287) the largest. Official LISGIS district total: 51,832.

5 Largest Towns:

Buu-Yao's western position on the Bong County border places it in the transition zone between Nimba's Gio/Mano interior and Bong's Kpelle-dominated territory. The district's 7-clan structure and relatively even population distribution across settlements reflect a dispersed agricultural settlement pattern typical of the Bong border corridor. Subsistence rice farming and rubber smallholdings are the primary livelihoods.

Enumeration total: 32,176 across 4 clans and 70 towns/villages. The Gbehlay clan (12,093 people) includes the Karnplay/Larpea urban area. Official LISGIS district total: 50,450.

5 Largest Towns:

Yekepa, located in Gbehlay-Geh, was the home of LAMCO, the Liberia-American Mining Company, from the early 1960s, which created a model industrial township with schools, hospitals, and housing for thousands of employees. After the civil war, ArcelorMittal signed a 25-year contract in 2007 to resume iron ore extraction in Yekepa and Tokadeh. The LAMCO railway from Yekepa to the port of Buchanan (Grand Bassa) was rehabilitated as part of ArcelorMittal's investment and is one of the key pieces of freight infrastructure in Liberia.

Enumeration total: 25,370 across 2 clans and 62 towns/villages. The Sehyi clan accounts for 84.4% of the district's enumerated population. Both clans record female majorities consistent with the district's capital-city profile. Official LISGIS district total: 47,129.

5 Largest Towns:

Sanniquellie City (pop. 11,854) serves as the seat of county government, judiciary, and administrative functions. The 1959 Sanniquellie Declaration, signed on 25 May 1959 by Tubman, Nkrumah and Touré, called for "the Community of Independent African States" and directly influenced the founding of the OAU in Addis Ababa in May 1963, now the African Union. A commemorative marker in the city acknowledges this historical role. The district hosts the main county hospital and central lorry park.

Enumeration total: 37,479 across 7 clans and 88 towns/villages, the most towns/villages of any Nimba district in the survey. The Twah River corridor has historically connected interior Nimba communities to the Guinean border trade axis. Official LISGIS district total: 45,713.

5 Largest Towns:

Twan River District's 88 enumerated settlements are the most of any district in Nimba County, reflecting its relatively dense dispersed settlement pattern along the river corridor. The Twah River flows northeast and forms part of Liberia's natural border with Guinea. Mano and Gio communities dominate the district's cultural landscape. The proximity to Guinea has historically made this zone part of the cross-border trade network linking Nimba to the Guinean Forest Region.

Enumeration total: 35,918 across 4 clans and 200 towns/villages, the most towns/villages of any Nimba district in the survey. The Gbear clan (96 towns) is the largest by both town count and population. Official LISGIS district total: 45,532.

5 Largest Towns:

Tappita City (pop. 9,260) is the second-largest urban centre in Nimba County after Ganta, serving as the administrative and commercial hub for the southern portion of the county. Doe District's 200 enumerated settlements, distributed across 4 clans, represent the broadest settlement footprint in Nimba's survey data. The district sits on the route toward the Nimba-Bong-Grand Gedeh tri-county junction, placing it at a key interior crossroads.

Enumeration total: 32,934 across 4 clans and 58 towns/villages. The Ylan clan (17,778 people, 7 towns) dominates by population, driven by Saclepea's urban concentration. All 4 clans show female majorities in the enumeration. Official LISGIS district total: 45,028.

5 Largest Towns:

Saclepea (pop. 13,765) is the third-largest urban centre in Nimba County and the gateway town for the Ivorian border corridor in eastern Nimba. The town's location on the route toward Côte d'Ivoire makes it a significant cross-border trading point. Saclepea accounts for 41.8% of the district's enumerated population, reflecting a high degree of urban concentration relative to the surrounding rural settlements of the Wee and other clans.

Enumeration total: 22,114 across 6 clans and 36 towns/villages. Note: A separate "Zoe Gbao" entry (1 town, 7,258 people) also appears in the survey sheet; this is treated as a data artifact (likely a duplicate or summary record) and is excluded from the district profile. Official LISGIS district total: 38,356.

5 Largest Towns:

Zoe-Gbao's 6-clan structure reflects the relatively diverse community composition of the eastern Ivorian border zone. The district's settlement pattern is dispersed, with no single dominant urban centre; the largest town (Zontuo, 1,973) is roughly comparable in size to others in the top five. All 6 clans show female-leaning demographics consistent with the district's slight female majority.

Enumeration total: 22,718 across 4 clans and 23 towns/villages. Yarmein has one of the lower town counts in the survey, suggesting larger average settlement sizes. Official LISGIS district total: 33,523.

5 Largest Towns:

Yekepa town (pop. 5,714 in this district's survey entry) is a Gio/Dan and Mano agricultural community distinct from the Yekepa mine township in Gbehlay-Geh. Yarmein's relatively compact settlement count (23 towns across 4 clans) reflects a more consolidated settlement geography compared to the sprawling multi-village clan territories of larger Nimba districts. The district's proximity to Guinea shapes its trade and demographic character.

Enumeration total: 24,157 across 5 clans and 94 towns/villages. The Zehyee clan (48 towns) has the most settlements of any clan in the district. Slappa and Zehyee are near-equal in population. Official LISGIS district total: 29,313.

5 Largest Towns:

Meinpea-Mahn's southern position in Nimba County places it in the multi-county border zone where Nimba, Bong, Grand Bassa, River Cess and Grand Gedeh converge. This junction zone is predominantly Mano-speaking and has been an important area for post-war agricultural rehabilitation. The district's 94 towns spread across 5 clans represent a heavily dispersed rural settlement pattern with no dominant urban centre.

Enumeration total: 24,747 across 4 clans and 40 towns/villages. The Siateh clan (10,902 people) accounts for 44.1% of the district's enumerated population and near-perfect gender balance. Official LISGIS district total: 27,207.

5 Largest Towns:

Leewehpea-Mahn is one of the cluster of Mano-named districts in southern Nimba County. The 4-clan structure and relatively compact 40-town count suggest a moderately consolidated settlement pattern compared to neighbouring Meinpea-Mahn. Subsistence rice cultivation and rubber smallholdings are the primary economic activities.

Enumeration total: 25,584 across 3 clans and 69 towns/villages. The Blinlon and Mehnsonnoh clans are near-equal in population. All 3 clans record male majorities. Official LISGIS district total: 25,350.

5 Largest Towns:

Yarwein Mehnsonnoh's three-clan structure, Blinlon, Mehnsonnoh and Zehnla, reflects a Mano community territory in the central Nimba interior. The district's 69 towns are relatively evenly distributed across the three clans. Settlement sizes are moderate, with no single dominant urban centre; the five largest towns range from 1,181 to 1,774 people.

Enumeration total: 18,262 across 4 clans and 81 towns/villages. The Quella clan (38 towns) is the largest by both count and population. All 4 clans record near-parity gender splits. Official LISGIS district total: 20,743.

5 Largest Towns:

Boe & Quilla's combined-name designation reflects the administrative merging of two historically distinct Gio community territories. The district's 81 towns are distributed across 4 clans in a pattern typical of the eastern Ivorian border zone, where settlements are relatively numerous but individually modest in size. Cross-border ties to Côte d'Ivoire shape the district's trade and demographic character.

Enumeration total: 11,424 across 4 clans and 23 towns/villages. The 4 clans are broadly comparable in size. Official LISGIS district total: 16,958.

5 Largest Towns:

Kparblee District's position near the Grand Gedeh border and the southern Nimba entry corridor gives it significant historical weight. Charles Taylor's NPFL crossed into Liberia through Buutuo in this general zone on 24 December 1989, launching the First Liberian Civil War. The district is predominantly Mano and Gio-speaking. Post-war recovery has been significant but the area retains a frontier agricultural character with subsistence rice and rubber as primary livelihoods.

Enumeration total: 21,647 across 5 clans and 30 towns/villages. All 5 clans record male majorities, consistent with the district's northern frontier character. Official LISGIS district total: 14,113.

5 Largest Towns:

Yarpea Mahn's 5-clan structure and 30 towns represent a compact northern frontier territory on the Guinea border. All 5 clans record male majorities, reflecting the higher male economic migration rates typical of border districts. The Gbein clan is the largest by population; the Gbayee clan shows the strongest male imbalance (56.0% M), consistent with frontier economic patterns.

Enumeration total: 10,875 across 4 clans and 19 towns/villages, the fewest towns of any Nimba district. All 4 clans are comparable in size and all show slight female majorities in the enumeration. Official LISGIS district total: 10,680.

5 Largest Towns:

Gbor District has the fewest enumerated settlements (19 towns) of any Nimba district, reflecting one of the most compact settlement geographies in the county. The 4 clans are near-equal in both size and gender composition. The district's western position near Bong County places it in the Mano-speaking agricultural interior, with subsistence rice as the primary crop.

Enumeration total: 8,131 across 4 clans and 34 towns/villages. The Nyenvor clan is the largest. Telbawein (54.8% M) and Neezonycin (54.2% M) show the strongest male skews, driving the district's overall male majority. Official LISGIS district total: 8,118.

5 Largest Towns:

Gbi & Doru is the remotest and smallest district in Nimba County by LISGIS population. The combined-name designation reflects two Gbi community territories. The district's high male proportion (52.9%) is the most extreme in Nimba County and is consistent with remote interior districts where male economic outmigration is low and male-dominated subsistence farming communities predominate. The settlement of Glann Town (1,269) accounts for 15.6% of the district's enumerated population.