Edina is a city in

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, Liberia. Located on the central portion of the Atlantic Coast of Liberia on the north shore of the mouth of the St. John River, it is about north of Grand Bassa's capitol of Buchanan. Settled in 1832, Samuel A.L. Johnson has been the city's mayor since 2018. The community is named after

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, which provided monetary support for the foundation of the settlement.

History

Edina was founded as a colony of the

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in 1832.Tracy, Joseph and Solomon Peck, Enoch Mudge, William Cutter, Enoch Mack
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Spooner & Howland, 1840. pp. 558-571, 619. Edina colony was later given to the United Colonization Societies of New York and Pennsylvania and became part of the Bassa Cove colony in 1837. On October 22, 1836, a school was opened and in December 1837, a church was founded in the colony. A second church opened in late 1839 while the Baptists started a mission at Edina. Edina is listed as one of the original settlements comprising the Commonwealth of Liberia in the 1839 Constitution, which was drafted by the

. Edina was the birthplace of the 12th President of Liberia,

Joseph James Cheeseman Joseph James Cheeseman (March 7, 1843 – November 12, 1896) was the 12th president of Liberia. Born at Edina in Grand Bassa County, he was elected three times on the True Whig ticket. Cheeseman was educated at Liberia College (now Univers ...

. One of the earliest settlers of Edina was Charles R.H. Johnson, a son of Elijah Johnson who was one of the pioneers that played significant roles in establishing Liberia. In 2002, an outbreak of

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killed six people in and around the city.The NEWS. "Liberia; Diarrhea Kills Six in Grand Bassa ...Threatens District in River Gee", ''Africa News'', October 8, 2002. Steel manufacturer Mittal began subsidising medical care in the city in 2007. The peace activist

Etweda Cooper Etweda Ambavi Gbenyon Cooper, known as Sugars, is a Liberian politician and peace activist. She has been described as "the doyenne" and "the godmother" of the Liberian women's movement. In 2010, she was elected mayor of Edina, Liberia. She then ...

served as mayor from 2010 to 2012.

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Edina is in

along the St. John River. It is near the mouth of the river, about north of Buchanan with Paynesberry and Tuo Town the next closest communities. Lying along the Atlantic coast in the central part of Liberian coastline, about 40 miles south of the capital of

Monrovia Monrovia () is the capital city of the West African country of Liberia. Founded in 1822, it is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic coast and as of the 2008 census had 1,010,970 residents, home to 29% of Liberia’s total population. As th ...

, it is inhabited by many fishermen. Situated at

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, the greater Edina area has a population of 15,628. Edina Public Health Center, a government run medical clinic, is located in the city. The Liberian government believes Edina lies at the southern end of possible off-shore oil deposits. It is among the oldest communities in the county.

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