Tubmanburg

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Tubmanburg

Total population

13,144

Elevation114 m

Coordinates6.87°, -10.82°

Demographic figures from LISGIS Liberia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Tubmanburg, also known as Bomi and formerly Vaitown, is the capital of Bomi County in Liberia. It lies in the Bomi Hills northwest of Monrovia and was an iron ore and diamond mining centre until it was largely destroyed in the First Liberian Civil War. During the Second Liberian Civil War, it was the headquarters of the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy rebel group. Most residents are members of the Vai tribe.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Jimmy Dixon

Liberian footballer (born 1981)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Liberia

• Khossanto
  439.8 mi away
• Kimini
  469.6 mi away
• San
  512.8 mi away
• Doro
  540.8 mi away
• Kobo
  561.2 mi away
• Bouroudji
  572.6 mi away
• Dianvor
  613.1 mi away
• Koro
  639.7 mi away
• Assett
  644.3 mi away
• Sa
  648.1 mi away · pop. 361
• Gani
  653.8 mi away
• Gui
  660.1 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Books about Tubmanburg

The 2005 Economic and Product Market Databook for Tubmanburg, Liberia

2005

The 2006 Economic and Product Market Databook for Tubmanburg, Liberia

Philip M. Parker · 2006

The geology of Bomi Hill, Liberia, Africa

Roland I. Erickson · 1954

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