Zorzor District Explained

Zorzor District
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:7.7794°N -9.4303°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Liberia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Lofa
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:WAT

Zorzor District is one of six districts located in Lofa County, Liberia. Zorzor is the principal city of the county. The district is home to the city of Zorzor which serves as a prominent local trading hub for agricultural commodities like rice, cassava, pineapples, palm oil, and palm kernels. Within Zorzor, the predominant ethnic groups are the Kpelle and Loma peoples.[1]

Among the county's natives was Joseph Nargba Cooper; born in the district town of Gbaudi in 1918, Cooper was a member of the House of Representatives from 1967 until his 1975 death.[2]

Notes and References

  1. USAID . USAID . 1976 . environment convulsant . USAID.
  2. "Ɔnɔɓɔ Kôpa a Saa/The Death of Honourable Cooper". Kpɛlɛɛ Worɛ-woo-ŋa/The Kpelle Messenger 19.7 (1975): 1/5.