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Margibi is a
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on the north to central coast of
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. One of 15 counties that constitute the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has five
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.
Kakata Kakata (pronounced ''Kak-ah-tah''), is the capital city of Liberia's Margibi County and is located in Kakata District just over the Du River bridge which is its border with Todee District. It is a transit town at the heart of the historical natur ...
serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring . As of the 2008 Census, it had a population of 199,689, making it the sixth most populous county in Liberia. Margibi's County Superintendent is John Zubah Buway. The county is bordered by
Montserrado County Montserrado County is a county in the northwestern portion of the West African nation of Liberia containing its national capital, Monrovia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has 17 sub p ...
to the west,
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to the east, and
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on the north. The southern part of Margibi lies on the
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Geography

Margibi County has a National proposed reserve in Margibi Mangrove, occupy an area of . The county has coastal plains that raises to a height of above the sea-level inward to a distance of . These plains receive a very high rainfall ranging from to per year and receive longer sunshine with a humidity of 85 to 95 per cent. It is swampy along rivers and creeks, while there are patches of Savannah woodland. Rice and cassava interplanted with Sugarcane are the major crops grown in the region. The northern or the upper part of the highland has tropical forest which is usually above the mean sea level. The regions receive a bimodal rainfall with a gap of two weeks in between. Cocoa, coffee, rubber, citrus oil and palm are the most common crops in the region.


Demographics

As of 2008, the county had a population of 209,923: 105,840 male and 104,083 female. The sex ratio was 101.7 compared to 100.9 in 1994 census. 2008 Population and Housing census, p. A12 - 16 The number of households during 2008 was 19,254 and the average size of the households was 4.6. 2008 Population and Housing census, pp. A47-51 The population was 7.20 per cent of the total population, while it was 6.00 per cent in 1994. The county had an area of 1,039 sq mi and the density per sq.mi was 202. The density during the 1984 census stood at 146. 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 46,663. 2008 Population and Housing census, pp. A21-31 The number of people residing in urban areas was 88,868, with 43,723 males and 45,145 females. The total number of people in rural areas was 121,055, with 62,117 males and 58,938 females. The total fraction of people residing in urban areas was 42.33 per cent, while the remaining 058 per cent were living in rural areas. The number of people resettled as of 2008 was 29,813 while the number of people who were not resettled was 1,754. 2008 Population and Housing census, pp. A26-31 The number of literates above the age of ten as of 2008 was 55,994 while the number of illiterates was 39,112 making the literacy rate to 58.88. The total number of literate males was 33,596 while the total number of literate females was 22,398. Around 90% of the county's population are Christians, 5% are Muslims, and 5% is Animist.


History

Margibi County is one of the latest set of counties created in 1985 by an Interim National Assembly decree dated December 13, 1985. During the Civil war, the county is the one of the largest to have maximum displacements. An estimated 200,000 people were displaced in the county between Konala and
Kakata Kakata (pronounced ''Kak-ah-tah''), is the capital city of Liberia's Margibi County and is located in Kakata District just over the Du River bridge which is its border with Todee District. It is a transit town at the heart of the historical natur ...
. The county was creating by merging the territories of Marshall and Gibi. The county was traditionally inhabited by Bassa tribe. Kpelle, a southwestern Membe speaking people are another tribe who reside in the region.


Economy

As of 2011, the area of rice plantation was , which was 2.584 per cent of the total area of rice planted in the country. The total production stood at 7000 metric tonnes. As of 2011, the number of Cassava plantation was 6070, which was 5 per cent of the total area of Cassava planted in the country. The total production stood at 760 metric tonnes. The number of Cocoa plantation was 760, which was 2 per cent of the total area of Cassava planted in the country. The number of rubber plantation was 3680, which was 5.9 per cent of the total area of Cassava planted in the country. The number of Coffee plantation was 340, which was 1.5 per cent of the total area of Cassava planted in the country. As of 2008, the county had 14,872 paid employees, 27,567 self-employed people, 19,298 family workers, 7,048 people looking for work, 9,193 not working people, 23,012 people working in households, 40,953 students, 1,330 retired people, 2,789 incapacitated people, 3,227 part-time workers and 20,954 others, making the total working population of 170,243. 2008 Population and Housing census, p. 154


Administration

Districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of Margibi County include (2008 population):
Firestone District Firestone District is one of four districts located in Margibi County, Liberia. It is home to Duside Hospital Duside Hospital is a hospital in Firestone District, Margibi County, Liberia. It holds 300 beds and is operated by the Firestone T ...
(57,251), Gibi District (13,232),
Kakata District Kakata District is one of four districts located in Margibi County, Liberia. Kakata, the capital city A capital city or capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational ent ...
(88,130) and Mambah-Kaba District (41,076) The
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was modeled based on the Legislature of United States. It is bicameral in nature with a
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and the
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. 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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National Transitional Government of Liberia: Margibi CountyCounty Development AgendaPlace name codes
{{Authority control Counties of Liberia 1985 establishments in Liberia States and territories established in 1985