Chocolate City, Liberia Explained

Chocolate City
Settlement Type:Suburb
Pushpin Map:Liberia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Liberia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Liberia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Montserrado County
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Greater Monrovia
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:11,986
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:6.3325°N -10.7572°W

Chocolate City is a central-northern suburb of Monrovia, Liberia. It is located in the New Georgia Township. Chocolate City contains the Elizabeth Blunt School and Francis Freeman Elementary School.[1] [2]

During the Second Liberian Civil War in 1999–2003, the area was war torn,[3] and "rape, murder and plunder" happened every night in Chocolate City.[4] Hundreds of thousands of refugees hid in churches, schools and houses and many thousands died.[4]

Chocolate City contains two communities, Chocolate City A and Chocolate City B. As of 2014 the population of Chocolate City A was estimated at 5,961 and the population of Chocolate City B at 6,025.[5] Chocolate City A and Chocolate City B are part of the Montserrado-13 electoral district.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A school named after me. BBC. 28 April 2012.
  2. Web site: Liberian Journal No 11. Society of African Missions. 2009. 28 April 2012.
  3. Book: Gbowee. Leymah. Mithers. Carol. Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War. 28 April 2012. 13 September 2011. Beast Books. 978-0-9842951-5-9. 170.
  4. Web site: A year after Liberia's bloody civil war. The Scotsman. 11 July 2004. 28 April 2012.
  5. Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services. Population 2008, 2014 by County, District, Clan and Households, Liberia
  6. National Electoral Commission. Montserrado County Electoral District No.13 2017