Foya

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Foya
Foya (Liberia)
Foya
Foya
Location in Liberia
Coordinates: 8°16′17″N 10°13′42″W / 8.27139, -10.22833
Country Liberia
County Lofa County
District Foya District


Foya is a town in the Foya District of Lofa County, Liberia.

Coordinates: 8°16′17″N 10°13′42″W / 8.271291, -10.228271Foya is Located 66 kilometer away from voinjama, it is home to the Kissi speaking tribes of liberia. Foya shares border with Sierra Leone and Guinea, it is the Major trade link for the people in the far north of lofa County. it have no runnig water and electricity, the road from voinjama to Foya is a third level road with recenmt repair work done by the UNHCR estimated at 3,000,000 united states dollars. Hon William T. Kamba is the district commissioner of Foya. a local Fm radio keeps the town informed about local and international development, it also broadcast program from the UNMIL radio in monrovia.The presence of the UNMIL troop help in the stability of the town and its surrounding.