# Buah District, Grand Kru County – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/buah/ District · Grand Kru County # Buah Buah is a district of Liberia in Grand Kru County. It had an estimated **842 people** in 2020 on 279 km² (about 3.0 per km²). 13 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 842people (2020) - 279km² - 93 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Buah? Buah had an estimated **842 people** in 2020 — 1.1% of Grand Kru County, the least populous of 135 districts. There are 867 women for every 1,000 men (below the Grand Kru County figure of 953). Spread over 279 km², that is about **3.0 people per km²**, the least densely populated of 135 districts. 42.6% of people are children under 15 and 2.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 18 years (it is 19 across Grand Kru County). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 83 children and older people. 0–4 ****133** 5–9 ****119** 10–14 ****105** 15–19 ****89** 20–24 ****72** 25–29 ****64** 30–34 ****57** 35–39 ****46** 40–44 ****38** 45–49 ****31** 50–54 ****25** 55–59 ****21** 60–64 ****14** 65–69 ****10** 70–74 ****9** 75–79 ****4** 80+ ****1** 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 Buah? Buah lies in [Grand Kru County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/), [Liberia](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/). It borders 6 other districts: [Barclayville](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/barclayville/), [Dorbor](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/dorbor/), [Gee](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/gee/), [Kpi](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/kpi/), [Nrokwia-Wesldow](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/nrokwia-wesldow/) and [Whojah](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/maryland/whojah/). By area it is the 103rd largest of 136 districts in Liberia. It covers 7.3% of [Grand Kru County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/). The centre of Buah is about 332 km in a straight line from Monrovia, the capital. It is about 22 km from Barclayville, the main town of Grand Kru County. The centre point is at 4.8594° N, 8.1731° 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: Buah - 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 - San Pedro Airport (SPY)168 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia286 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:20) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:32, sunset around 18:23). 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 Buah Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Buah. Settlements here lie between about 77 m and 143 m above sea level (median 93 m). - Jarjloken - Jeboken - Pawokehn - Planplanken - Plaplakehn - Sartiken - Sarwaken - Satekehn - Wlakehn - Wloken Number One - Woloken #2 - Workeken - Workerken 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). ## Weather in Buah and the best time to visit In Buah, the warmest month is Feb (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Aug (24 °C). About 1,978 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (349 mm) and the driest Jan (55 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 55 Feb 27 86 Mar 26 140 Apr 26 149 May 26 234 Jun 25 349 Jul 24 170 Aug 24 149 Sep 25 217 Oct 25 223 Nov 26 130 Dec 26 76 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Buah Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rally Time Hospital · Grand Cess Wedabo 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.57515&mlon=-8.22199#map=17/4.57515/-8.22199) School Zoloken Elementary and Junior High School · Grand Cess Wedabo 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.65040&mlon=-8.09285#map=17/4.65040/-8.09285) 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 Grand Kru County - Barclayville - Bleebo - Bolloh - Dorbor - Dweh - Felo-Jekwi - Fenetoe - Forpoh - Garraway - Gee - Grand Cess Wedabo - Kpi - Lower Jloh - Nrokwia-Wesldow - Trenbo - Upper Jloh - Wlogba ## Quick answers - Where is Buah?In Grand Kru County, Liberia - What is the population of Buah?842 (2020 estimate) - What is the median age in Buah?About 18 years (2020 estimate) - What is the population density of Buah?About 3.0 people per km² - What borders Buah?Barclayville, Dorbor, Gee, Kpi, Nrokwia-Wesldow and Whojah - What time zone is Buah in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Buah?Dollar (LRD) - What language is spoken in Buah?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Buah?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Buah?Settlements lie between 77 m and 143 m - What is the best time to visit Buah?December to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Buah?Rally Time Hospital, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Buah?LR0704 (OCHA common operational dataset)