Montserrado County is a county

Counties of Liberia

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 in the northwestern portion of the West Africa

West Africa

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n nation of Liberia

Liberia

Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...

. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division

Administrative division

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 in the nation, it has four districts

Districts of Liberia

The counties of Liberia are subdivided into districts.*Bomi County**Dewoin District**Klay District**Mecca District**Senjeh District*Bong County**Fuamah District**Jorquelleh District**Kokoyah District**Panta-Kpa District**Salala District...

. Bensonville

Bensonville

Bensonville is the capital city of Montserrado County, Liberia. The capital of Liberia, Monrovia, is also located in Montserrado County. Bensonville is located 20 miles from Monrovia. It is a commercial center for the surrounding agricultural area....

 serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring 1909 square kilometre, the smallest in the country. As of the 2008 Census, it had a population of 1,144,806, making it the most populous county in Liberia.

Created in 1847 at the foundation of the country, the county is the oldest in Liberia.