# Garraway District, Grand Kru County – Villages & Map

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District · Grand Kru County 

# Garraway

Garraway is a district of Liberia in Grand Kru County. It had an estimated **12,470 people** in 2020 on 336 km² (about 37 per km²). 53 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 12,470people (2020)
- 336km²
- 18 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Garraway?

Garraway had an estimated **12,470 people** in 2020 — 16.4% of Grand Kru County, 83rd of 135 districts. There are 917 women for every 1,000 men (below the Grand Kru County figure of 953). Spread over 336 km², that is about **37 people per km²**, 61st 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 Grand Kru County). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 83 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,954**

5–9 ****1,765**

10–14 ****1,567**

15–19 ****1,317**

20–24 ****1,081**

25–29 ****954**

30–34 ****835**

35–39 ****696**

40–44 ****571**

45–49 ****458**

50–54 ****372**

55–59 ****294**

60–64 ****228**

65–69 ****157**

70–74 ****119**

75–79 ****64**

80+ ****34**

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 Garraway?

Garraway lies in [Grand Kru County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/), [Liberia](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/). It borders 5 other districts: [Grand Cess Wedabo](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/grand-cess-wedabo/), [Harper](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/maryland/harper/), [Karluway #2](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/maryland/karluway-2/), [Pleebo/Sodoken](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/maryland/pleebo-sodoken/) and [Trenbo](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/trenbo/). By area it is the 92nd largest of 136 districts in Liberia. It covers 8.7% of [Grand Kru County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/). The centre of Garraway is about 374 km in a straight line from Monrovia, the capital. It is about 38 km from Barclayville, the main town of Grand Kru County. The centre point is at 4.5511° N, 7.9150° 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: Garraway

- 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)141 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:20) and shortest in Dec (about 11.9 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 18:22).

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 Garraway

Open gazetteers list **53 villages, towns and localities** in Garraway. Settlements here lie between about 2 m and 103 m above sea level (median 18 m).

- Daplorken
- Fortkepor
- Francis Nyanfor
- Garawe
- Garraway
- Genoyah City
- Genoyah City One Francis Nyanfor
- Genoyah City Two
- Glopluken
- Jalatake
- Jonoya
- Jonoya (1)
- Jonoya (2)
- Jonoya (3)
- Jonoya (4)
- Jonoya (6)
- Jonoya (7)
- Jonoya (8)
- Jonoya (9)
- Kpelle Community
- Kpelle Community (1)
- Kpelle Community (2)
- Kpelle Community (3)
- Kpiekpor
- Matuaken
- Middle
- Middle Town Plantation
- Negbowein
- Nemiah
- Nemiah ( Wilsonville C )
- Nemiah Beach
- Nifa City
- Nyanbo
- Nyeglokeh
- Pennoken
- Piddy
- Piddy Community
- Po River Big
- Po River Big Town
- Po River Middle Town
- Sowken
- Sowken (Farming Community)
- Tablagville
- Tuaken
- Wedabo
- Weteken
- Wilsonville
- Witteken
- Yanoke
- Yanoken
- Yeateken
- Yedweke
- Yetekeh

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 Garraway

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Dehea Creek
- Po River
- River Jidah (historical)
- Trehn River
- Tulu Creek

### Coast and islands

1 lagoon.

- Lake Jide

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 Garraway and the best time to visit

In Garraway, the warmest month is Mar (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Aug (25 °C). About 1,803 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (347 mm) and the driest Jan (67 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to February and August**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 67 

Feb 27 95 

Mar 27 138 

Apr 27 152 

May 27 237 

Jun 26 347 

Jul 25 145 

Aug 25 104 

Sep 25 163 

Oct 26 169 

Nov 27 114 

Dec 27 72 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Garraway

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Pleebo Health Center · Pleebo/Sodoken 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.59803&mlon=-7.66737#map=17/4.59803/-7.66737) 

Bank Ecobank · Harper 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.37314&mlon=-7.71992#map=17/4.37314/-7.71992) 

Hotel Rogee Guest House and Entertainment Center · Pleebo/Sodoken 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.59259&mlon=-7.67238#map=17/4.59259/-7.67238) 

School Zoloken Elementary and Junior High School · Grand Cess Wedabo 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.65040&mlon=-8.09285#map=17/4.65040/-8.09285) 

College Tubman University · Harper 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.40021&mlon=-7.69655#map=17/4.40021/-7.69655) 

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
- Buah
- Dorbor
- Dweh
- Felo-Jekwi
- Fenetoe
- Forpoh
- Gee
- Grand Cess Wedabo
- Kpi
- Lower Jloh
- Nrokwia-Wesldow
- Trenbo
- Upper Jloh
- Wlogba

## Quick answers

- Where is Garraway?In Grand Kru County, Liberia
- What is the population of Garraway?12,470 (2020 estimate)
- What is the median age in Garraway?About 19 years (2020 estimate)
- What is the population density of Garraway?About 37 people per km²
- What borders Garraway?Grand Cess Wedabo, Harper, Karluway #2, Pleebo/Sodoken and Trenbo
- What time zone is Garraway in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Garraway?Dollar (LRD)
- What language is spoken in Garraway?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Garraway?53 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Garraway?Settlements lie between 2 m and 103 m
- What is the best time to visit Garraway?November to February and August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Garraway?Pleebo Health Center, about 28 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Garraway?Ecobank, about 29 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Garraway?LR0710 (OCHA common operational dataset)