Robertsport
Sign in to saveRobertsport is a town in western Liberia, about 10 miles (16 km) from the Sierra Leone border. It is named after Joseph Jenkins Roberts, the first president of Liberia.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 5 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, Robertsport is referenced by 27 other articles, and connects out to Liberia, Sierra Leone and time zone.
Vinony files it under County capitals in Liberia, Grand Cape Mount County and Populated places established in 1856.
Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Region
- Grand Cape Mount County
- Country
- Liberia
- Population
- 5,306
- Timezone
- Africa/Monrovia
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Robertsport
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Robertsport hillside.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- The town of Robertsport
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Liberia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Liberia
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Liberia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Grand Cape Mount County
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Commonwealth District
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2008
- Settlement.population_total
- 3,933
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Named after
- Joseph Jenkins Roberts
- Country
- Liberia
- Located in
- Grand Cape Mount County
- Elevation
- 500
- Capital of
- Grand Cape Mount County
- Image
- Robertsport2.jpg
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- Robertsport
- different from
- Roberts International Airport
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Administration and government
- Local government and representation
- Health care
- Economy
- Tourism and surfing
- In popular culture
- Notable residents
- References
- External links
Robertsport is a town in western Liberia, about 10 miles (16 km) from the Sierra Leone border. It is named after Joseph Jenkins Roberts, the first president of Liberia.
The town lies on Cape Mount peninsula, a spit of land separating the brackish lagoon Lake Piso from the Atlantic Ocean, north-west of Monrovia. It serves as the capital of Grand Cape Mount County and is the home of the city corporation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Robertsport” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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