Monrovia
capital city of Liberia
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Summary
Monrovia is a city[1]. Monrovia ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,799 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Greater Monrovia District[3]
- Country: Liberia[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Mesurado River[5], Atlantic Ocean[6]
- Head of government: John-Charuk Siafa[7]
- Instance of: port city[8], big city[9]
- Official language: English[10]
- Named after: James Monroe[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Taipei[12], Dayton[13], Newark[14]
- Postal code: 1000[15]
- Commons category: Monrovia[16]
- Located in time zone: Greenwich Mean Time[17], UTC±00:00[18]
- Local dialing code: 77[19]
- Inception: April 25, 1822[20]
- Significant event: Siege of Monrovia[21]
- Official website: https://monrovia.gov.lr/[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Monrovia[23]
- Commons gallery: Monrovia[24]
- Population: 1,021,762[25]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[29], The Encyclopedia Americana[30], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[31], New International Encyclopedia[32]
- Capital of: Liberia[33], Greater Monrovia District[34]
- Official name: Monrovia[35]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Monrovia[36]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Monrovia[37]
- Demonym: Monrovian[38], monrovien[39], monrovienne[40], Monroviano[41]
- Native label: Monrovia[42]
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Physical Characteristics
Monrovia covers an area of 194.25 km²[43].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Monrovia include Roberts International Airport[44], an international airport[45], in Liberia[46].
Why It Matters
Monrovia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Monrovia is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for Monrovia include Roberts International Airport[44], an international airport[45], in Liberia[46].