Margibi County
Margibi is a Counties of Liberia, county on the north to central coast of Liberia. One of 15 counties that constitute the Administrative division, first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has five Districts of Liberia, districts. ...
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Liberia
Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast–Lib ...
. It lies along the
Farmington River
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, about 15 miles (24 km) upstream from the Atlantic Ocean."Harbel" Britannica Online Encyclopaedia It was named for the founder of the
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
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, Harvey S. Firestone, and his wife, Idabelle. Since 1926, Harbel has been home to a vast natural rubber plantation which is still operated by the Firestone subsidiary of
Bridgestone
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.
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 the ...
is 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Harbel.
As of the 2008 census, Harbel had a population of 25,309.