Monrovia (lbr)

Monrovia

Monrovia ranks 2,057th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Astoria, Queens, Carcassonne, and Palais-Royal. The most famous people from Monrovia are Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, George Weah, and Charles D. B. King. The most famous people who died in Monrovia are William Tolbert, Samuel Doe, and Joseph Jenkins Roberts. Monrovia has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Monrovia is located in Liberia.

Monrovia is the capital and largest city of Liberia, located on the Atlantic coast at Cape Mesurado in Montserrado County. It serves as the country's political, administrative, economic, and cultural center. According to the 2022 census, the city has a population of approximately 1.76 million, while the greater metropolitan area exceeds 2.2 million people, accounting for roughly one-third of Liberia's total population and representing the country's most densely populated region. Read more on Wikipedia