Paynesville, Liberia
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Paynesville (sometimes Paynesward) is a suburb east of
Monrovia Monrovia () is the administrative capital city, capital and largest city of Liberia. Founded in 1822, it is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast and as of the 2022 census had 1,761,032 residents, home to 33.5% of Liber ...
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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 is geographically larger than the city of
Monrovia Monrovia () is the administrative capital city, capital and largest city of Liberia. Founded in 1822, it is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast and as of the 2022 census had 1,761,032 residents, home to 33.5% of Liber ...
. It is expanding eastward along the Robertsfield Highway and northeastward beyond Red Light Market, one of the largest market areas in Liberia. Paynesville is often considered a part of the Greater Monrovia area. It was the location of the Paynesville Omega Transmitter, the highest structure in Africa, until the tower's demolition in 2011. The Liberia Broadcasting System is also located in Paynesville. The Liberian Judo Federation is based in Paynesville. The Montserrado county School System office is looked in Paynesville, at vokar MissionLiberia / IJF.org
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Neighborhoods

Paynesville has several neighborhoods, called "communities" by residents, which are notable for their unique names. Some communities include housing estates, and older settlements, while others are named after landmarks, major boulevards/roads or local leaders. Others predate the street names altogether. * A.B. Tolbert Community * Duport Road * ELWA * Gobuychop * Grayja * Kendeja * Kenny Town * King Gray Town * Nizohn * Parker-Paint * Plofe *
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* Red Light Market * Rehab Road * Peace Island * SD Cooper Road * Sinda Town * SKD Boulevard * Stephan Tolbert Estates * Wamba Town * GSA Road * Soul Clinic * Nathaniel Ballah Community * FDA Community * Wien Town * Morris's Fram Community


Notable people

* Cyvette Gibson * George M. Weah * Joseph Boakai * Prince Johnson


References

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