Editing Liberia (section)

=== Administrative divisions ===
{{main|Administrative divisions of Liberia}}
{{Counties of Liberia Image Map}}
[[File:Bomi lake.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|A view of a lake in [[Bomi County]]]]
Liberia is divided into fifteen [[Counties of Liberia|counties]], which, in turn, are subdivided into a total of 90 [[district]]s and further subdivided into ''clans''. The oldest counties are Grand Bassa and Montserrado, both founded in 1839 prior to Liberian independence. Gbarpolu is the newest county, created in 2001. Nimba is the largest of the counties in size at {{convert|11551|km2|abbr=on}}, while Montserrado is the smallest at {{convert|737.069|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref name="census2008"/> Montserrado is also the most populous county with 1,144,806 residents as of the 2008 census.<ref name="census2008"/>

The fifteen counties are administered by superintendents appointed by the president. The Constitution calls for the election of various [[Tribal chief|chiefs]] at the county and local level, but these elections have not taken place since 1985 due to war and financial constraints.<ref name=polls>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7187906.stm |title=Liberia cannot afford local polls |newspaper=BBC News |date=January 14, 2008 |access-date=July 23, 2011 |archive-date=July 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701105140/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7187906.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Parallel to the administrative divisions of the country are the local and municipal divisions. Liberia currently does not have any constitutional framework or uniform statutes which deal with the creation or revocation of local governments.<ref name="GCL">{{cite web |last1=Kieh, Jr. |first1=George Klay |title=The Model City Statute for the Liberian City |url=http://governancecommissionlr.org/pg_img/THE_STATUTE_FOR_THE_MODEL_LIBERIAN_CITY[1].pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412091817/http://governancecommissionlr.org/pg_img/THE_STATUTE_FOR_THE_MODEL_LIBERIAN_CITY%5b1%5d.pdf |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |website=Governance Commission of Liberia |publisher=Governance Commission of the Republic of Liberia |access-date=July 20, 2018 }}</ref> All existing local governments—cities, townships, and a borough—were created by specific acts of the Liberian government, and thus the structure and duties/responsibilities of each local government vary greatly from one to the other.<ref>{{cite web |title=Simplified Version of LGM 2018 |url=https://naymote.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Simplified-Version-of-LGA-2018-.pdf |access-date=11 June 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Map #
! County
! Capital
! Population<br>(2022 Census)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Liberia: Counties, Major Cities, Towns & Urban Areas - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/liberia/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=www.citypopulation.de |archive-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119102116/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/liberia/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
! Area<br>(mi<sup>2</sup>)<ref name="census2008">{{cite web |year=2008 |title=2008 National Population and Housing Census: Preliminary Results |url=http://www.emansion.gov.lr/doc/census_2008provisionalresults.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213110308/http://www.emansion.gov.lr/doc/census_2008provisionalresults.pdf |archive-date=February 13, 2012 |access-date=October 14, 2008 |publisher=Government of the Republic of Liberia}}</ref>
! Number of<br>districts
! Date<br>created
|-
|align="center"| 1
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Bomi County.svg}} [[Bomi County|Bomi]]
|align="center"|[[Tubmanburg]]
|align="center"|133,668
|align="center"|{{convert|749|mi2|abbr=on}}
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|1984
|-
|align="center"| 2
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Bong County.svg}} [[Bong County|Bong]]
|align="center"|[[Gbarnga]]
|align="center"|467,502
|align="center"|{{convert|3386|mi2|abbr=on}}
|align="center"|12
|align="center"|1964
|-
|align="center"| 3
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Gbarpolu County.svg}} [[Gbarpolu County|Gbarpolu]]
|align="center"|[[Bopolu]]
|align="center"|95,995
|align="center"|{{convert|3740|mi2|abbr=on}}
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|2001
|-
|align="center"| 4
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Grand Bassa County.svg}} [[Grand Bassa County|Grand Bassa]]
|align="center"|[[Buchanan, Liberia|Buchanan]]
|align="center"|293,557
|align="center"|{{convert|3064|mi2|abbr=on}}
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|1839
|-
|align="center"| 5
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Grand Cape Mount County.svg}} [[Grand Cape Mount County|Grand Cape Mount]]
|align="center"|[[Robertsport]]
|align="center"|178,798
|align="center"|{{convert|1993|mi2|abbr=on}}
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|1844
|-
|align="center"| 6
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Grand Gedeh County.svg}} [[Grand Gedeh County|Grand Gedeh]]
|align="center"|[[Zwedru]]
|align="center"|216,692
|align="center"|{{convert|4047|mi2|abbr=on}}
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|1964
|-
|align="center"| 7
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Grand Kru County.svg}} [[Grand Kru County|Grand Kru]]
|align="center"|[[Barclayville]]
|align="center"|109,342
|align="center"|{{convert|1503|mi2|abbr=on}}
|align="center"|18
|align="center"|1984
|-
|align="center"| 8
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Lofa County.svg}} [[Lofa County|Lofa]]
|align="center"|[[Voinjama]]
|align="center"|367,376
|align="center"|{{convert|3854|mi2|abbr=on}}
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|1964
|-
|align="center"| 9
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Margibi County.svg}} [[Margibi County|Margibi]]
|align="center"|[[Kakata]]
|align="center"|304,946
|align="center"|{{convert|1010|mi2|abbr=on}}
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|1985
|-
|align="center"|10
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Maryland County.svg}} [[Maryland County|Maryland]]
|align="center"|[[Harper, Liberia|Harper]]
|align="center"|172,202
|align="center"|{{convert|886|mi2|abbr=on}}
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|1857
|-
|align="center"|11
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Montserrado County.svg}} [[Montserrado County|Montserrado]]
|align="center"|[[Bensonville]]
|align="center"|1,920,914
|align="center"|{{convert|737|mi2|abbr=on}}
|align="center"|17
|align="center"|1839
|-
|align="center"|12
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Nimba County.svg}} [[Nimba County|Nimba]]
|align="center"|[[Sanniquellie]]
|align="center"|621,841
|align="center"|{{convert|4459|mi2|abbr=on}}
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|1964
|-
|align="center"|13
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Rivercess County.svg}} [[Rivercess County|Rivercess]]
|align="center"|[[River Cess]]
|align="center"|90,777
|align="center"|{{convert|2,159|mi2|abbr=on}}
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|1985
|-
|align="center"|14
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of River Gee County.svg}} [[River Gee County|River Gee]]
|align="center"|[[Fish Town]]
|align="center"|124,653
|align="center"|{{convert|1974|mi2|abbr=on}}
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|2000
|-
|align="center"|15
|align="left"| {{flagicon image|Flag of Sinoe County.svg}} [[Sinoe County|Sinoe]]
|align="center"|[[Greenville, Liberia|Greenville]]
|align="center"|150,358
|align="center"|{{convert|3913|mi2|abbr=on}}
|align="center"|17
|align="center"|1843
|}