Chocolate City, Liberia
Chocolate City | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
  Chocolate City Location in Liberia | |
| Coordinates: 6°19′57″N 10°45′26″W / 6.33250°N 10.75722°W / 6.33250; -10.75722 | |
| Country |  Liberia |
| County | Montserrado County |
| District | Greater Monrovia |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 11,986 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Chocolate City is a central-northern suburb of Monrovia, Liberia. It is located in the New Georgia Township.[2] Chocolate City contains the Elizabeth Blunt School and Francis Freeman Elementary School.[3][4]
During the Second Liberian Civil War in 1999–2003, the area was war torn,[5] and "rape, murder and plunder" happened every night in Chocolate City.[6] Hundreds of thousands of refugees hid in churches, schools and houses and many thousands died.[6]
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.[1] Chocolate City A and Chocolate City B are part of the Montserrado-13 electoral district.[2]
References
- ^ a b Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services. Population 2008, 2014 by County, District, Clan and Households, Liberia Archived 2020-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b National Electoral Commission. Montserrado County Electoral District No.13 2017
- ^ "A school named after me". BBC. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "Liberian Journal No 11". Society of African Missions. 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ Gbowee, Leymah; Mithers, Carol (13 September 2011). Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War. Beast Books. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-9842951-5-9. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ a b "A year after Liberia's bloody civil war". The Scotsman. 11 July 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
