Harbel is a town in Margibi County,

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest. ...

. It lies along the

Farmington River The Farmington River is a river, U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 in length along its main stem, located in northwest Connecticut with major tributaries ex ...

, about 15 miles upstream from the Atlantic Ocean."Harbel"
Britannica Online Encyclopaedia It was named for the founder of The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Harvey S. Firestone, and his wife, Idabelle. Since 1926, Harbel has been home to a massive natural rubber plantation which is still operated by the Firestone subsidiary of Bridgestone.

Roberts International Airport Roberts International Airport , informally also known as ''Robertsfield'', is an international airport in the West African nation of Liberia. Located near the town of Harbel in Margibi County, the single runway airport is about outside of th ...

is 2 miles southwest of Harbel. As of the 2008 census, Harbel had a population of 25,309.

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Populated places in Liberia Populated places established by Americo-Liberians Margibi County 1926 establishments in Liberia Populated places established in 1926 {{Liberia-geo-stub

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