Tewor District
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Tewor District is one of five districts located in Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia.[1] As of the 2008 Census, it has a population of 27,460.[1]
Tewor is located between the Atlantic Ocean, Lake Piso and the Mano River, on the boundary with Sierra Leone.[citation needed ]
Inhabitants of this district are of the Vai tribe, but they predominantly speak both Vai and Mende.[citation needed ]
The current Commissioner of Tewor District is Clarence D. Fahnbulleh, and the Paramount Chief is Hon. Moiba Kromah.[needs update ]
Tewor is the home of district of the following prominent Liberians:
- Ruth Sando Perry - Chairman of the Council of State (1996-1997)[citation needed ]
- The late H. Boima Fahnbulleh, Sr.[citation needed ] - Member of the Constitution Commission (1981-1984) and father of former National Security Advisor, Henry Boimah Fahnbulleh
- Her Honor Gladys Johnson - Associate Justice of the Supreme Court[citation needed ]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b 2008 Population and Housing Census Final Results (PDF) (Report). Monrovia, Liberia: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-information Services (LISGIS). May 2009. p. 12. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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