Buchanan
in Grand Bassa County, Liberia
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Lamco Airport (1 mi) - Roberts International Airport (33 mi)
- Spriggs Payne Airport (57 mi)
- Buchanan Airport (72 mi)
- Greenville Sinoe Airport (89 mi)
- Tchien Airport (131 mi)
- Sasstown Airport (139 mi)
- Nimba Airport (149 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 5.881 and -10.045 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 5° 52' 51" and W -10° 2' 40"
- 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: 09:38 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Monrovia
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:28 am and 6:47 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -0.871 and 169.542 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Umwa Village - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Delve into Buchanan
Buchanan in Grand Bassa County with it's 25,731 habitants is a town located in Liberia about 59 mi (or 95 km) south-east of Monrovia, the country's capital town.
Time in Buchanan is now 09:38 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Monrovia with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Buchanan. The closest airport in Liberia is Lamco Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Cestos City, Kakata, Bensonville, Monrovia and Gbarnga. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 86 °F
| Morning Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 29°C / 85 °F |
| Night Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 70% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 22% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
31°C (87 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
31°C (87 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
31°C (87 °F)
28°C (83 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Videos from this area
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Buchanan
This is the welcome we received when we arrived at Buchanan on the first night.
Tree Crusher Liberia
Looks like I reversed the film on this one and will have to run it again, but here it is anyway. This one was shot in Liberia Africa where RG had a project there in the late 50's. RG is the...
08.16 am Buchanan - Liberian Me
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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.
Buchanan, Liberia
Buchanan is the third largest city in Liberia, lying on Waterhouse Bay, part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is referred to as Gbezohn in the local Bassa language. As of the 2008 census, Buchanan has a population of 34,270. Of this, 16,984 were male and 17,286 female. Named for Thomas Buchanan, cousin of U.S. president James Buchanan and first governor of Liberia, it is also the capital of Grand Bassa County and lies 70 miles southeast of Monrovia, near the mouth of the Saint John River.
Lamco Airport
Lamco Airport is an airport serving Buchanan in Liberia.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Buchanan.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Lower Buchanan, Fish Town, Grand Bassa, Buchanan, Byukenen, ביוקנן, Բուչանան, UCN, ブキャナン, 뷰캐넌, Biukenenas, Бьюкенен, Бюкенен, بیوکینن، لائبیریا, 布坎南
