Grand Bassa Administrative Districts
Grand Bassa County has 7 administrative districts — District 1 (Dianblae), District 2 (Glarkon), St. John River City, Neekreen, Commonwealth, District 3 (Wee), District 4 (Kpaoegbarn), and “Owensgrove”.
— with a population of 293,689. According to the 2022 census by the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), the population stands at 293,689 made up of 150,280 males and 143,409 females representing 51.2% and 48.8% respectively.
There are 5 Electoral Districts (ED) — 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; and 7 Administrative Districts (AD), comprising 18 Chiefdoms and 45 Clans. The county also has 11 Townships and 3 Cities (Buchanan, Edina, and St. John River City). County leadership is headed by a superintendent, while districts, townships, and boroughs are governed by representatives and senators, commissioners, and governors respectively.
This dataset and district profile provides detailed information on population distribution, governance structure, electoral districts, natural resources, demographics, historical development, and district-level analysis for one of Liberia’s most historically significant counties. See the table below.
⚠ District Note: Even though, the the LISGIS 2008 listed Owensgrove as a district, the LISGIS 2022 Table B1 figure for Owensgrove District is not individually stated as a district or itemised in the available published breakdown. However, the total pupolation for the 7 named districts, do not add up to the total without the introduction of another jurisdiction. The name and figure shown below (~14,422) is derived by subtracting the sum of all other districts from the county total of 293,689.