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Zwedru
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thumb|Grand Gedeh County soccer team at the Albert T. White sports stadium in Zwedru|alt= Zwedru is the capital of Grand Gedeh County, one of the 15 counties in Liberia. Zwedru is located in Tchien District of Grand Gedeh County, near the Cavalla River in the country's south-eastern region and near the border with Côte d'Ivoire. It is located 435 km (270 miles) southeast from the capital city of Monrovia. The town is a stronghold of the Krahn tribe.

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Place details

Region
Grand Gedeh County
Country
Liberia
Population
38,269
Timezone
Africa/Monrovia

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Zwedru
Settlement.native_name
Tchien
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
Grand Gedeh County
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Tchien District
Settlement.leader_title1
Peter Solo
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2008
Settlement.population_total
23903
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title
Religions
Settlement.blank_name
Climate

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • References

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zwedru” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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