Lofa County

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Lofa County is a region in northern Liberia known for its ethnic diversity, agricultural production, and its significant role in the country's civil conflicts.

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Lofa County canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
county
administrativeCenter Voinjama
borderCountry Guinea
Sierra Leone
borderCounty Bong County
Gbarpolu County
Grand Cape Mount County
borderRegion Eastern Sierra Leone
surface form: Eastern Province (Sierra Leone)

Kankan Region (Guinea)
Nzérékoré Region
surface form: Nzérékoré Region (Guinea)
capital Voinjama
country Liberia
countrySubdivisionOf Liberia
ethnicGroup Gbandi people
Gio people
Kissi people
Kpelle people
Lorma people
Mandinka people
surface form: Mandingo people

Mano people
Mende people
experienced destruction of infrastructure during civil conflicts
intense fighting during Liberian civil wars
large-scale displacement of civilians
hasCity Foya
Kolahun
Salayea
Vahun
Voinjama
Zorzor
hasFeature forest areas
hilly terrain
hasResource fertile agricultural land
knownFor agricultural production
cocoa production
coffee production
ethnic diversity
oil palm cultivation
rice farming
rubber production
subsistence agriculture
locatedIn northern Liberia
partOf Liberia
surface form: Republic of Liberia
playedRoleIn First Liberian Civil War
Second Liberian Civil War
religion Christianity
Islam
traditional African religions
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time

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