Sinoe is one of
Liberia's 15 counties and it has 17
districts.
Greenville is the county's capital. As of the 2008 Census, it had a population of 104,932, making it one of the least populous counties in Liberia.
Sinoe has the third-largest area of all Liberia's counties; it has the second least-dense population after
Gbarpolu County
Gbarpolu is a county in the northern portion of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has six districts. Bopulu serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring . As ...
. The County was originally a colony in the name
Mississippi-in-Africa
Mississippi-in-Africa was a colony on the Pepper Coast (West Africa) founded in the 1830s by the Mississippi Colonization Society of the United States and settled by American free people of color, many of them former slaves. In the late 1840s, ...
, under auspices of a chapter of the
American Colonization Society
The American Colonization Society (ACS), initially the Society for the Colonization of Free People of Color of America until 1837, was an American organization founded in 1816 by Robert Finley to encourage and support the migration of freebor ...
as it was created with slaves from Mississippi to Liberia.
There are seventeen districts in the county and it has lower tropical forests which has mid size hills composed of various valleys and water courses.
Sapo National Park
Sapo National Park is a national park in Sinoe County, Liberia. It is the country's largest protected area of rainforest,
was the first national park established in the country,
and contains the second-largest area of primary tropical rainfor ...
(, a National protected area, Sankwehn Proposed Reserve, occupying an area of , a National proposed reserve and LTPC Reforestation Project with an area of are the major plantation areas in the county.
The flag is a green cross on a white background with the flag of Liberia in the top-left corner.
History
Long settled by indigenous peoples, this area became colonized by more than 300 freed African-American slaves from Prospect Hill Plantation, Mississippi in 1835. The colony was originally called
Mississippi-in-Africa
Mississippi-in-Africa was a colony on the Pepper Coast (West Africa) founded in the 1830s by the Mississippi Colonization Society of the United States and settled by American free people of color, many of them former slaves. In the late 1840s, ...
, under auspices of a chapter of the
American Colonization Society
The American Colonization Society (ACS), initially the Society for the Colonization of Free People of Color of America until 1837, was an American organization founded in 1816 by Robert Finley to encourage and support the migration of freebor ...
. Greenville was named after Judge James Green and was established with the freed Black Americans of the society in 1838. Green was instrumental in bringing a group of slaves from the
Mississippi Delta to Liberia. The town was a prominent exporter of rubber, lumber and agricultural products. It was destroyed during the
First Liberian Civil War but has been rebuilt. There is boat connectivity from the town to
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 ...
and
Harper.
Geography
The county has lower tropical forests which has mid size hills composed of various valleys and water courses. These forests receive a very high rainfall ranging from to per year in two distinct seasons. It has evergreen forests. While in the uplands it is conducive for rice cultivation, the low-lying areas are conducive for yam, cocoa, plantains, potatoes, vegetables, rubber, coffee and sugarcane. Sinoe County has two community forest :
Nitrian with an area of and
Nimopho with an area of . It has the
Sapo National Park
Sapo National Park is a national park in Sinoe County, Liberia. It is the country's largest protected area of rainforest,
was the first national park established in the country,
and contains the second-largest area of primary tropical rainfor ...
(, a National protected area.
Sankwehn Proposed Reserve, occupying an area of is a National proposed reserve, while LTPC Reforestation Project with an area of ) is a National plantation area.
Demographics
As of 2008 the county had a population of 102,391. With 54,767 males and 47,624 females, the sex ratio was 1.15:1, a marked increase from the 1.03:1 found at the 1994 census.
[ 2008 Population and Housing census, p. A12 - 16] The number of households during 2008 was 14,533 and the average size of the households was 6.4.
[ 2008 Population and Housing census, pp. A47-51] The population was 3.10 per cent of the total population, while it was 2.90 per cent in 1994. The county had an area of 3,770 sq mi and the density per sq.mi was 27. The density during the 1984 census stood at 17.
[ 2008 Population and Housing census, p. 10] Liberia experienced civil war during various times and the total number of people displaced on account of wars as of 2008 in the county was 15,289.
[ 2008 Population and Housing census, pp. A21-31] The number of people residing in urban areas was 17,519, with 9,053 males and 8,466 females. The total number of people in rural areas was 49,270, with 25,810 males and 23,460 females. The total fraction of people residing in urban areas was 17.11 per cent, while the remaining 048 per cent were living in rural areas. The number of people resettled as of 2008 was 32,832 while the number of people who were not resettled was 485.
[ 2008 Population and Housing census, pp. A26-31] The number of literates above the age of ten as of 2008 was 23,907 while the number of illiterates was 34,812 making the literacy rate 40.71 per cent. The total number of literate males was 15,558 while the total number of literate females was 8,349.
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Economy
As of 2011, the area of rice plantation was , which was 3.476 per cent of the total area of rice planted in the country. The total production stood at 8000 metric tonnes. As of 2011, the number of cassava plantation was 6080, which was 5 per cent of the total area of cassava planted in the country. The total production stood at 680 metric tonnes. The number of cocoa plantation was 680, which was 1.8 per cent of the total area of cassava planted in the country. The number of rubber plantation was 440, which was 0.7 per cent of the total area of cassava planted in the country. The number of coffee plantation was 110, which was 0.5 per cent of the total area of cassava planted in the country. As of 2008, the county had 2,761 paid employees, 18,650 self-employed people, 8,661 family workers, 5,162 people looking for work, 8,419 not working people, 9,030 people working in households, 22,388 students, 185 retired people, 901 incapacitated people, 1,329 part-time workers and 5,374 others, making the total working population of 82,860.[ 2008 Population and Housing census, p. 154]
Districts
The districts of Sinoe County are: Bodae District, Bokon District, Butaw District, Dugbe River District, Greenville District, Jaedae District, Jaedepo District, Juarzon District, Kpayan District, Kulu Shaw Boe District, Plahn Nyarn District, Pynes Town District, Sanquin District 1, Sanquin District 2, Sanquin District 3, Seekon District and Wedjah District The Legislature of Liberia
The Legislature of Liberia is the bicameral legislature of the government of Liberia. It consists of a Senate – the upper house, and a House of Representatives – the lower house, modeled after the United States Congress. Sessions are held ...
was modeled based on the Legislature of United States. It is bicameral in nature with a Senate and the House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
. There are 13 counties in the country and based on the population, each county is defined to have at least two members, while the total number of members to the house including the Speaker being 64. Each member represents an electoral district and elected to a six-year term based on popular vote.[ There were 26 senators, two each for the 13 counties and they serve a nine-year term (30 senators, 15 counties and nine years from 2011). Senators are also elected based on plurality of votes. The Vice-President is the head of the Senate and he also acts as President in his absence.]
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References
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Sinoe Peru
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Sinoe County Development Agenda
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Counties of Liberia
1847 establishments in Liberia