Gbarnga
in Bong County, Liberia

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
6.995 and -9.471 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 6° 59' 43" and W -9° 28' 16"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - LRD
Spoken languages:
English
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 12:19 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Africa/Monrovia
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:25 am and 6:46 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-10.265 and 166.358 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Lipe
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Liberia in Western Africa

Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Liberia.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Liberia. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04

Explore Gbarnga

Gbarnga in Bong County with it's 45,835 inhabitants is located in Liberia about 103 mi (or 166 km) north-east of Monrovia, the country's capital.

Local time in Gbarnga is now 12:19 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Monrovia with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Gbarnga. The closest airport in Liberia is Nimba Airport in a distance of 69 mi (or 111 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Yomou, Sanniquellie, Kakata, Nzerekore and Bopolu. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 33°C / 92 °F

Morning Temperature 24°C / 76 °F
Evening Temperature 30°C / 85 °F
Night Temperature 25°C / 77 °F
Chance of rainfall 2%
Air Humidity 53%
Air Pressure 1009 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 94% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

33°C (91 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

30°C (86 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

33°C (91 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Gbarnga

Gbarnga is the capital city of Bong County, Liberia, lying north east of Monrovia. Bong County is one of the over 13 political subdivisions of Liberia known as counties. During the First Liberian Civil War, it was the base for Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia. Cuttington College lies near the town and its campus was once home to the Africana Museum, now destroyed. As of the 2008 census, Gbarnga has a population of 34,046.

Located at 7, -9.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Bong County, County capitals in Liberia

Districts of the same city

These districts belong to Gbarnga.

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Gbarnka, Gbanga, Gbarnga, Gbanka, Gbarnga City, Гбарнге