Cestos City

Cestos City
Coordinates	5 ° 28 ′ N , 9 ° 35 ′ W Coordinates: 5 ° 28 ′ N , 9 ° 35 ′ W
Basic data
Country	Liberia
region	River Cess
ISO 3166-2	LR-RI
height	6 m
Residents	2578 (2008)
	Plan from 1890

Cestos City , also River Cess , is a city in Liberia . It is the capital of River Cess County .

The city is located on the Cestos Bay with the confluence of the Cestos River in the Atlantic and is about 160 kilometers southeast of Monrovia . In addition to the district administration, there are also some processing companies for fish products and canned food. Today the city has around 2578 inhabitants.

Today's River Cess County was part of Grand Bassa County from 1887 , the first administrative center was Timbo City . From 1912 to 1955 the area was administered as the River Cess Territory , with the administration being moved to the coastal town of River Cess City - today's Cestos City . A territorial and administrative reform for Liberia was demanded from the population in 1976, and River Cess County was formed.

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↑ ^a ^b ^c River Cess County Development Agenda. (PDF; 2.6 MB) Gouvernement of Liberia, July 18, 2008, p. 66 , 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 .

[cda_RiverCess-1] River Cess County Development Agenda. (PDF; 2.6 MB) Gouvernement of Liberia, July 18, 2008, p. 66 , accessed on February 2, 2011 (English).

[Census2008Enderg-2] 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 .