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]