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Buchanan
Grand Bassa County, Liberia · Africa
About Buchanan
Buchanan sits on the route: 1 hours from Harbel.
Buchanan is in Grand Bassa County, Liberia, with about 76,000 people. The nearest town is Harbel, about 53 km away.
Buchanan (Bassa: Gbezohn), also previously known as Grand Bassa on some maps, is the third largest city in Liberia, lying on Waterhouse Bay, part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2008 census, Buchanan had a population of 34,270. Of this, 16,984 were male and 17,286 female.
Named for Thomas Buchanan, cousin of U.S.Read more
president James Buchanan, and second governor of Liberia, it is also the capital of Grand Bassa County and lies 70 miles (110 km) southeast of Monrovia, near the mouth of the Saint John River. The town was a refuge during the First Liberian Civil War, as it largely escaped the fighting. Fishing is an important industry in the town. The town also has isolated beaches and lagoons.
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Buchanan is in Grand Bassa County, Liberia, about 53 km from Harbel.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 75,854
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Liberia
- Region
- Grand Bassa County
- Timezone
- Africa/Monrovia
- Coordinates
- 5.8769, -10.0496
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