Ganta
Sign in to saveGanta, also known as Gompa City, is a town approximately from Monrovia in Nimba County of northern Liberia. It is located just south of the Guinea border. It is the second-most populous city in Liberia, with an estimated population of 41,106 as of 2008. A bustling market town, it contains a prominent white mosque, noted for its decorated minarets of carved stars.
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Place details
- Region
- Nimba County
- Country
- Liberia
- Population
- 13,802
- Timezone
- Africa/Monrovia
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Ganta
- Settlement.other_name
- Gompa
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Liberia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Liberia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Liberia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Nimba County
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.government_type
- City Council
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor/Mayoress
- Settlement.leader_name
- Hon. Amos N. G. Suah
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Mr. Africanus S. Dolo
- Settlement.established_date
- 1969
- Settlement.established_title2
- Gbloryee
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2008
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Ganta
- Image
- Queen's Theatre - Ganta - Liberia - 2011.jpg
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- inception
- 1969-00-00
- native label
- Ganta
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- Ganta
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Ganta, also known as Gompa City, is a town approximately from Monrovia in Nimba County of northern Liberia. It is located just south of the Guinea border. It is the second-most populous city in Liberia, with an estimated population of 41,106 as of 2008. A bustling market town, it contains a prominent white mosque, noted for its decorated minarets of carved stars.
==Geography== It is connected by highway to Zwedru, some to the southeast. The Mano River passes through the northern part of the town, marking the border between Liberia and Guinea.
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