# Gounwolaila District, Gbarpolu County – Villages & Map

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District · Gbarpolu County 

# Gounwolaila

Gounwolaila is a district of Liberia in Gbarpolu County. It had an estimated **14,659 people** in 2020 on 720 km² (about 20 per km²). 57 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 14,659people (2020)
- 720km²
- 207 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Gounwolaila?

Gounwolaila had an estimated **14,659 people** in 2020 — 13.4% of Gbarpolu County, 73rd of 135 districts. There are 1,048 women for every 1,000 men (above the Gbarpolu County figure of 899). Spread over 720 km², that is about **20 people per km²**, 87th of 135 districts.

42.4% of people are children under 15 and 3.0% are 65 or older; the median age is about 19 years (it is 19 across Gbarpolu County). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 83 children and older people.

0–4 ****2,295**

5–9 ****2,075**

10–14 ****1,842**

15–19 ****1,550**

20–24 ****1,271**

25–29 ****1,121**

30–34 ****984**

35–39 ****819**

40–44 ****671**

45–49 ****540**

50–54 ****437**

55–59 ****348**

60–64 ****265**

65–69 ****185**

70–74 ****139**

75–79 ****77**

80+ ****40**

Source: [United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) via OCHA HDX, population 2020 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-lbr).

## Where is Gounwolaila?

Gounwolaila lies in [Gbarpolu County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/gbarpolu/), [Liberia](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/). It borders 5 other districts: [Belleh](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/gbarpolu/belleh/), [Bokomu](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/gbarpolu/bokomu/), [Fuamah](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/bong/fuamah/), [Salayea](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/lofa/salayea/) and [Sanoyeah](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/bong/sanoyeah/). By area it is the 48th largest of 136 districts in Liberia. It covers 7.3% of [Gbarpolu County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/gbarpolu/). The centre of Gounwolaila is about 136 km in a straight line from Monrovia, the capital. It is about 60 km from Bopolu, the main town of Gbarpolu County. The centre point is at 7.2062° N, 9.9639° W.

Source: [UNMIL via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lbr).

## Know before you go: Gounwolaila

- Time zoneUTC+0, no daylight saving · Africa/Monrovia
- CurrencyDollar (LRD)
- Country calling code+231
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B, C, E, F · 120/220 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format4 digits (####)

### Nearest airports

- Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia117 km
- Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia135 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:23) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:43, sunset around 18:26).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Gounwolaila

Open gazetteers list **57 villages, towns and localities** in Gounwolaila. Settlements here lie between about 178 m and 237 m above sea level (median 207 m).

- Alfredta
- Baikole
- Batakole
- Bolayie
- Boliah
- Bomo
- Buluga
- Dorkorta
- Fahnyapolu
- Fanyapolu
- Fapobu
- Foday-Ta
- Fologeta Village
- Gbalyamah
- Gbanjata
- Gbanpolu Village
- Gbarkorma
- Gbartalakwelle
- Gbataquio Village
- Gbetelemu
- Gbilia
- Gbolukai
- Gbove-Ta
- Gdowakoti
- Gelengasiasu
- George Ta
- Gormu
- Keleh
- Kelepaisu
- Kelleh
- Kili Village
- Klingasiaisu
- Kolobani
- Kologbane
- Koniyeapolu
- Kpanta
- Kpayeakwelle A
- Kpekpeta Ta
- Kuleta
- Nyailoi
- Nyailowai
- Nyankei
- Palakwelle
- Palakwolli
- Paul Qwanda Village
- Podmoore Village
- Seward Village
- Seward-Ta
- Soe
- Suo
- Tenge-Ta
- Togata
- Vaina
- Venla I
- Venla II
- Woolunta
- Yebelema Village

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Gounwolaila

Named natural and historic features inside Gounwolaila, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Tuma Creek

### Forests and nature

1 forest.

- Belle National Forest

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Gounwolaila and the best time to visit

In Gounwolaila, the warmest month is Mar (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Aug (24 °C). About 2,031 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (407 mm) and the driest Jan (16 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 16 

Feb 26 40 

Mar 27 78 

Apr 27 109 

May 26 158 

Jun 25 276 

Jul 24 282 

Aug 24 407 

Sep 24 300 

Oct 25 229 

Nov 25 100 

Dec 25 36 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gounwolaila

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

School Jarkpa-Ta Public · Sanoyeah 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.01027&mlon=-9.90250#map=17/7.01027/-9.90250) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other districts in Gbarpolu County

- Belleh
- Bokomu
- Bopolu
- Gbarma
- Kongba

## Quick answers

- Where is Gounwolaila?In Gbarpolu County, Liberia
- What is the population of Gounwolaila?14,659 (2020 estimate)
- What is the median age in Gounwolaila?About 19 years (2020 estimate)
- What is the population density of Gounwolaila?About 20 people per km²
- What borders Gounwolaila?Belleh, Bokomu, Fuamah, Salayea and Sanoyeah
- What time zone is Gounwolaila in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Gounwolaila?Dollar (LRD)
- What language is spoken in Gounwolaila?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Gounwolaila?57 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Gounwolaila?Settlements lie between 178 m and 237 m
- What is the best time to visit Gounwolaila?November to April
- What is the P-code of Gounwolaila?LR0305 (OCHA common operational dataset)