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Mesurado River
Mesurado River is a river of Liberia. It flows through the capital of Monrovia and is crossed by the Gabriel Tucker Bridge, People's Bridge, built in the 1970s.Ministry of Information of the Government of the Republic of Liberia
Retrieved on May 4, 2008


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* Mesurado River, Montserrado County Rivers of Liberia {{Liberia-river-stub ...
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River
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons. Rivers are regulated by the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Water first enters rivers through precipitation, whether from rainfall, the Runoff (hydrology), runoff of water down a slope, the melting of glaciers or snow, or seepage from aquifers beneath the surface of the Earth. Rivers flow in channeled watercourses and merge in confluences to form drainage basins, or catchments, areas where surface water eventually flows to a common outlet. Rivers have a great effect on the landscape around them. They may regularly overflow their Bank (geography), banks and flood the surrounding area, spreading nutrients to the surrounding area. Sedime ...
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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–Liberia border, its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest. It has a population of around 5.5million and covers an area of . The official language is English. Languages of Liberia, Over 20 indigenous languages are spoken, reflecting the country's ethnic and cultural diversity. The capital and largest List of cities in Liberia, city is Monrovia. Liberia began in the early 19th century as a project of the American Colonization Society (ACS), which believed that black people would face better chances for freedom and prosperity in Africa than in the United States. Between 1822 and the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, more than 15,000 freed and free-born African Americans, along with 3,198 Afro-Caribbeans, relocated to ...
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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 Liberia’s total population. Its largely urbanized metro area, including Montserrado County, Montserrado and Margibi County, Margibi Counties of Liberia, counties, was home to 2,225,911 inhabitants as of the 2022 census. As the nation's primate city, primary city, Monrovia is the country's economic, financial and cultural center; its economy is primarily centered on its harbor and its role as the seat of Liberian government. The city's economy is largely based on its position as chief List of ports and harbours of the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic port of Liberia, with the Freeport of Monrovia based in the city being the largest and main port in the country. The city was traditionally the land of the Vai people, Vai People, a West Africa, West Af ...
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Gabriel Tucker Bridge
The Gabriel Tucker Bridge formerly the People's Bridge, is a bridge over the Mesurado River in Monrovia, Liberia. It was built between 1972 and 1976. The construction caused some minor disruption to local settlements and the Liberian National Museum had to be relocated in the mid-1970s to make room for its construction. It was designed by Gabriel Johnson Tucker, and the bridge was named in his honor by Liberian President William R. Tolbert. The bridge connects United Nations Drive to Bushrod Island via Providence Island, Monrovia, Providence Island. Retrieved on May 4, 2008 References

Bridges in Liberia Bridges completed in 1976 Mesurado River Buildings and structures in Monrovia 1976 establishments in Liberia {{Africa-bridge-struct-stub ...
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Mesurado River
Mesurado River is a river of Liberia. It flows through the capital of Monrovia and is crossed by the Gabriel Tucker Bridge, People's Bridge, built in the 1970s.Ministry of Information of the Government of the Republic of Liberia
Retrieved on May 4, 2008


References


External links

* Mesurado River, Montserrado County Rivers of Liberia {{Liberia-river-stub ...
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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 political districts. As of the 2022 Census, it had a population of 1,920,914, making it the most populous county in Liberia. The area of the county measures , the smallest in the country. Bensonville serves as the capital. Created in 1847 at the foundation of the Liberian republic, the county is the oldest in Liberia. Previously, it had been the site of the colony of Kentucky in Liberia. Montserrado’s County Superintendent is Nyenekon Beauty Snoh-Barcon. The county is bordered by Bomi County to the west, Bong County to the north, and Margibi County to the east. The southern part of Montserrado lies on the Atlantic Coast. Geography Located on the coast in the northwestern third of Liberia, Montserrado County is bordered by three coun ...
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