Tewor District is one of five
districts
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located in
Grand Cape Mount County
Grand Cape Mount is a county in the northwestern portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that constitute the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has five districts. Robertsport serves as the capital ...
,
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 ...
.
As of the 2008 Census, it has a population of 27,460.
Tewor is located between the
Atlantic Ocean
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,
Lake Piso
Lake Piso, also known as Lake PisuWalters, ''Guanya Pau'', p. 79. and Fisherman's Lake,Cole, ''The Liberian Yearbook'', p. 192.Nelson, ''Liberia, a Country Study'', p. 47. is an oblongStreissguth, ''Liberia in Pictures'', p. 10. tidal lagoonFox ...
and the
Mano River
The Mano River is a river in West Africa. It originates in the Guinea Highlands in Liberia and forms part of the Liberia-Sierra Leone border.
The districts through which the river flows include the Parrot's Beak area of Guinea, Liberia's Lofa ...
, on the boundary with
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Sierra Leone's land area is . It has a tropical climate and envi ...
.
Inhabitants of this district are of the
Vai tribe, but they predominantly speak both
Vai and
Mende.
The current Commissioner of Tewor District is
Clarence D. Fahnbulleh, and the Paramount Chief is
Hon. Moiba Kromah.
Tewor is the home of district of the following prominent Liberians:
*Ruth Sando Perry - Chairman of the Council of State (1996-1997)
*The late H. Boima Fahnbulleh, Sr. - Member of the Constitution Commission (1981-1984) and father of former National Security Advisor,
Henry Boimah Fahnbulleh
Henry Boimah Fahnbulleh, Jr. (born July 16, 1949) is a Liberian politician and diplomat. He most recently served in the Liberian Government as National Security Advisor in the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf administration. Immediately previous to his appoi ...
*Her Honor Gladys Johnson - Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
References
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Districts of Liberia
Grand Cape Mount County