Bensonville, Montserrado County, Liberia


🇱🇷 Bensonville is the capital city of Montserrado County, Liberia. Bensonville is located 20 miles (32 km) away from the national capital, Monrovia, which is also located in Montserrado County. It is a commercial centre for the surrounding agricultural area.

It was the birthplace of William R. Tolbert, Jr., the 20th president of Liberia. Before he was killed in a coup in 1980, Tolbert had planned to make Bensonville the country's new capital city.

Prior to the Liberian Civil War, Bensonville's industrial activity included producing milled rice, sawn wood, soap, plastics, paints, furniture and fixtures, cement blocks, oils, processed fish, and confections.

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Bensonville has a population of over 4,089 people. Bensonville also forms the centre of the wider Careysburg District which has a population of over 28,463 people. It is also a part of the larger Montserrado County. Bensonville is situated near Monrovia.

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Antipodal to Bensonville is: 169.4,-6.433

Locations Near: Bensonville -10.6,6.43333

🇱🇷 Monrovia -10.805,6.311 d: 26.4  

🇱🇷 Kakata -10.35,6.517 d: 29.1  

🇱🇷 Buchanan -10.033,5.867 d: 88.9  

🇱🇷 Gbarnga -9.473,6.998 d: 139.4  

🇸🇱 Bo -11.733,7.95 d: 209.9  

🇸🇱 Bonthe -12.5,7.517 d: 241.8  

🇸🇱 Makeni -12.033,8.867 d: 313.3  

🇱🇷 Barclayville -8.233,4.667 d: 327.4  

🇨🇮 Bangolo -7.483,7.017 d: 350.2  

🇨🇮 Man -7.55,7.4 d: 353.4  

Antipodal to: Bensonville 169.4,-6.433

🇳🇿 Manukau 174.883,-1.019 d: 19159.4  

🇰🇮 Tarawa 173.014,1.423 d: 19053.8  

🇰🇮 South Tarawa 173.138,1.373 d: 19053  

🇻🇺 Luganville 167.18,-15.514 d: 18976.8  

🇸🇧 Honiara 159.95,-9.433 d: 18922.3  

🇹🇻 Funafuti 179.131,-8.517 d: 18917.6  

🇻🇺 Port Vila 168.315,-17.737 d: 18752.7  

🇲🇭 Delap-Uliga-Djarrit 171.367,7.117 d: 18492.7  

🇫🇯 Lautoka 177.456,-17.611 d: 18495.4  

🇫🇯 Nausori 178.534,-18.031 d: 18388.9  

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