Monrovia (lbr)

Monrovia

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

Monrovia ( is the capital and largest city of Liberia. Founded in 1822, it is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic coast and as of the 2022 census had 1,761,032 residents, home to 33.5% of Liberia’s total population. Its Metro Area including Montserrado and Margibi counties largely being urbanized, was home to 2,225,911 inhabtants as of the 2022 census. As the nation's primate city, Monrovia is the country's economic, financial and cultural center; its economy is primarily centered on its harbor and its role as the seat of Liberian government. Read more on Wikipedia