Bopolu Explained

Official Name:Bopolu
Pushpin Map:Liberia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Liberia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Liberia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Gbarpolu County
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bopolu District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2008
Population Total:2908
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:7.0667°N -10.4875°W
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Am

Bopolu is the capital city of Gbarpolu County, Liberia, and is located 100 kilometers north of Monrovia. As of the 2008 census, Bopolu has a population of 2908. Of this, 1547 were male and 1361 female.[1]

Bopolu was once the center of the Kondo Confederation, which included the Dei, Gola, Lorma, and Vai tribes. The area surrounding Bopolu reached its height of prominence under King Bosan. Traders sent slaves, ivory, gold, and camwood were to the Vai and Dei tribes in exchange for salt, tobacco, guns, and European cloth.[2]

Cultivation of rice and cassava is now Bopolu's main economic activity.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2008 National Population and Housing Census: Preliminary Results. June 2008. Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services. Government of the Republic of Liberia. 2008-11-14. 2012-02-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20120213110308/http://www.emansion.gov.lr/doc/census_2008provisionalresults.pdf. dead.
  2. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/73757/Bopolu Britannica.com, "Bopolu"