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Foya District

Coordinates: 8°16′23″N 10°18′36″W / 8.27306°N 10.31000°W / 8.27306; -10.31000
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Location of Foya District in Lofa County

Foya District is one of six districts located in Lofa County, Liberia. Foya District is the most populous district in Lofa County, with a population of 73,312 people as of the 2008 census.[1] Foya is predominantly occupied by the Kissi tribe. Foya is about 450 km (280 mi) from Monrovia.

Market

Foya town, located in the centre of the Liberian Kissi tribal area, had an important weekly market in the 1970s. The Saturday Foya market day was a very colorful happening and had an important regional economic function. Foya has a market weekend open field market, the type you will see in most rural parts of Africa.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ 2008 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS (PDF) (Report). Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services. May 2009. p. 13. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

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