Sinoe County

Sinoe County
County
Flag of Sinoe County
Flag
Location in Liberia
Location in Liberia
Coordinates: 5°20′N 8°40′W / 5.333°N 8.667°W / 5.333; -8.667
Country Liberia
CapitalGreenville
Districts17
Colony of Mississippi-in-Africa1835-1842
Annexed by Liberia1842
Established as a County1847
Government
 • SuperintendentLee Nagbe Chea
Area
 • Total10,137 km2 (3,914 sq mi)
 Ranked 3rd in Liberia
Population
 (2022)
 • Total150,358
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
 Total population rank: 10th in Liberia
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 codeSI
HDI (2018)0.422[1]
low · 7th of 15

Sinoe is one of Liberia's 15 counties and it has 17 districts. Greenville is the county's capital. As of the 2022 Census, it had a population of 150,358, making it one of the least populous counties in Liberia.[2][3] Sinoe has the third-largest area of all Liberia's counties; it has the second least-dense population after Gbarpolu County. The County was originally a colony in the name Mississippi-in-Africa, under auspices of a chapter of the American Colonization Society as it was created with slaves from Mississippi to Liberia.

There are seventeen districts in the county and it has lower tropical forests which has mid size hills composed of various valleys and water courses. Sapo National Park (180,436 ha (445,870 acres), a National protected area, Sankwehn Proposed Reserve, occupying an area of 80,348 ha (198,540 acres), a National proposed reserve and LTPC Reforestation Project with an area of 154.2 ha (381 acres) are the major plantation areas in the county.

The flag is a green cross on a white background with the flag of Liberia in the top-left corner.

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. ^ "Liberia: Counties, Major Cities, Towns & Urban Areas - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference census2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).