| New Kru Town | |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| 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 |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Tarpeh D. Carter |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.13 |
| Population As Of: | 2014[2] |
| Population Total: | 84,399 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | GMT |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
| Coordinates: | 6.3733°N -10.7928°W |
New Kru Town is a northwestern coastal suburb of Monrovia, Liberia.
New Kru Town is a northwestern coastal suburb of Monrovia, located on the north end of Bushrod Island. It is the only borough in Liberia.[3]
The town grew as a planned "transplant" town of Old Kru Town after World War II when "Old Kru Town was evacuated for the development of a new breakwater for the new port with assistance from the Liberian government".[4] Being located where the Saint Paul River estuary meets the Atlantic Ocean, sea-fishing is an important source of income.[5]
A slum area, it has been subject to ethnic tensions.[6] Squatted houses are built in precarious zones and in 2013, 200 homes were washed away by a high tide.[7] In 2019 President George Weah appointed Tarpeh D. Carter as governor of New Kru Town, replacing Alice Weah.[8] New Kru Town constitutes the Montserrado-16 electoral district.[2]
An "imposing" church was built in New Kru Town in about 1975 by American missionaries.[9] It also contains the Redemption Hospital and the multi-million dollar D. Tweh Memorial High School, "originally named in honor of Tolbert before the 1980 coup".[10] An avenue, Botoe Avenue, is named after Thomas Nimene Botoe.
New Kru Town (or Zone Z100) is divided into 14 communities;
| Community | Inhabitants (2014 est.) | No. of households (2014 est.) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bong Mines Bridge | 5,573 | 1,359 | |
| Central New Kru Town | 5,880 | 1,434 | |
| Crab Hole | 7,532 | 1,837 | |
| Duala Market | 6,405 | 1,562 | |
| Duala Mombo Town-East | 8,752 | 2,135 | |
| Fundaye | 4,259 | 1,039 | |
| Lagoon East | 5,405 | 1,318 | |
| Lagoon West | 5,575 | 1,360 | |
| Monboe Town West | 3,475 | 848 | |
| Nyuan Town | 6,692 | 1,632 | |
| Point Four | 7,317 | 1,785 | |
| Popo Beach A | 5,938 | 1,448 | |
| Popo Beach B | 2,913 | 710 | |
| Tweh Farm | 8,683 | 2,118 | |
| Total: | 84,399 | 20,585 |