Voinjama
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| Coordinates | 8 ° 25 ′ N , 9 ° 45 ′ W | ||
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| Country | Liberia | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | LR-LO | ||
| height | 550 m | ||
| Residents | 26,594 (2008) | ||
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Voinjama is the capital of Lofa County in Liberia , West Africa . The city is located near the border with Guinea and is surrounded by forested mountains at an altitude of about 550 meters.
history
During the Liberian Civil War, the existing infrastructure - which includes the Tellewoyan Memorial Hospital , a small power station for generating electricity, schools, a police station and a customs post - was destroyed and looted by the warring parties. Since the end of the war, the permanent presence of the UN blue helmet soldiers in the border region has ensured security. The hospital was rebuilt in a different location, the transport network is in relatively good condition, there is also a radio transmitter and a field airfield for domestic flights. A significant part of the population and civil war refugees are involved in the reconstruction of the city. Rice cultivation, fruit and vegetable cultivation and the production of palm oil products are used as the economic basis of the region . Gold and diamonds can be found in the river valleys.
population
About 26,594 inhabitants live in Voinjama , a large part of the population is of Muslim faith.
Buildings
The city's sights include the Voinjama Mosque and the Catholic Church. Even in the city center there are ruins of administrative buildings, schools and apartment buildings that were destroyed during the war.
literature
- Morten Bøås: After the storm: economic activities among children and youth in return areas in post war Liberia: the case of Voinjama . In: FAFO (Ed.): FAFO Report . tape 523 , 2006, p. 70 (English, full text as digital copy [PDF; 800 kB ]).
Individual evidence
- ^ Lofa County Development Agenda. (PDF; 4.9 MB) Gouvernement of Liberia, July 18, 2008, p. 116 , accessed on February 2, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Final results of the 2008 census, NPHC 2008 Report Final. (PDF; 676 kB) In: Liberian Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information-Systems (LISGIS). Retrieved October 11, 2010 .