Lofa County

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Lofa County
County Flag
Image:Lofa County Flag.png
Location
Location of Lofa County in Liberia
Statistics
Capital Voinjama
Districts 6
ISO 3166-2 LR-LO

Lofa is the northernmost Liberian county. It is the site of Mount Wuteve, the highest mountain in Liberia.

Many people left the area as refugees in 1999 and the early 2000s as it became a main focus of fighting during the Liberian civil war. The Red Cross said that in January 2004 many people had begun to return from refugee camps in neighbouring Guinea and Sierra Leone. At that time the county's population was estimated to be 34,310. The largest city and county capital is Voinjama with a population of 4,945. Zorzor is the second largest city (population 1,760).

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Counties of Liberia
Bomi | Bong | Gbarpolu | Grand Bassa | Grand Cape Mount | Grand Gedeh | Grand Kru | Lofa | Margibi | Maryland | Montserrado | Nimba | River Cess | River Gee | Sinoe

Coordinates: 7°55′N 10°00′W

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