Quardu Gboni District Explained

Quardu Gboni District (also Quardu Bondi, Quardu Gbondi) is an administrative district of Lofa County in Liberia. In 2008, it had a population of 18,785.^[1]

An 80-year long boundary dispute between Quardu Gboni and Voinjama districts, over land near the villages of Sarmodu and Selega, resulted in a moratorium being placed for the land in late 2018.^[2] The dispute was eventually settled in 2020, with the border between the districts being the Daziza Creek.^[3]

The district is predominantly Mandingo (99%) who are all Maliki Muslims. According to LISGIS 2008 report, the region is about a little over of land with over thirty human settlements. Barkedu is the largest town in the district.

Notable residents

• Edward Kesselly, politician who founded the Unity Party
• G. V. Kromah, resistance leader during the First Liberian Civil War

Notes and References

1. 2008 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS . May 2009 . . 13 . January 29, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210308110222/http://www.lisgis.net/pg_img/NPHC%202008%20Final%20Report.pdf . 2021-03-08.
2. Web site: Kamara . Varney . May 2, 2019 . Land Dispute Driving Villages into Poverty in Lofa . June 2, 2023 . New Narratives . Liberian Network.
3. Web site: Ndupellar . Johnson . September 2020 . At long last, 80 year old Boundary dispute is settled in Lofa County . June 2, 2023 . Ministry of Internal Affairs.