Robertsport

Robertsport
Robertsport is located in Liberia
Robertsport
Robertsport
Location in Liberia
Coordinates: 6°45′N 11°22′W / 6.750°N 11.367°W / 6.750; -11.367
Country Liberia
CountyGrand Cape Mount County
DistrictCommonwealth District
Population
 (2008)
 • Total
3,933
ClimateAm

Robertsport is a town in western Liberia, about 10 miles (16 km) from the Sierra Leone border. It is named after Joseph Jenkins Roberts, the first president of Liberia.[1]

The town lies on Cape Mount peninsula, a spit of land separating the brackish lagoon Lake Piso from the Atlantic Ocean,[2] 50 mi (80 km) north-west of Monrovia. It serves as the capital of Grand Cape Mount County and is the home of the city corporation.[3]

  1. ^ "Robertsport", Britannica Online Encyclopedia
  2. ^ Robertson, Peter (2001). Important Bird Areas in Africa and associated islands: Priority sites for conservation (PDF). Newbury and Cambridge: Pisces Publications and BirdLife International. p. 479. ISBN 1-874357-20-X. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Grand Cape Mount County Development Agenda" (PDF). mia.gov.lr. p. 6. Retrieved 18 February 2019.