# Upper Jloh District, Grand Kru County – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/upper-jloh/ District · Grand Kru County # Upper Jloh Upper Jloh is a district of Liberia in Grand Kru County. It had an estimated **2,061 people** in 2020 on 259 km² (about 8.0 per km²). 10 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2,061people (2020) - 259km² - 36 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Upper Jloh? Upper Jloh had an estimated **2,061 people** in 2020 — 2.7% of Grand Kru County, 130th of 135 districts. There are 1,035 women for every 1,000 men (above the Grand Kru County figure of 953). Spread over 259 km², that is about **8.0 people per km²**, 125th of 135 districts. 42.5% of people are children under 15 and 2.9% 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 ****321** 5–9 ****292** 10–14 ****260** 15–19 ****218** 20–24 ****179** 25–29 ****157** 30–34 ****138** 35–39 ****115** 40–44 ****94** 45–49 ****75** 50–54 ****61** 55–59 ****48** 60–64 ****37** 65–69 ****26** 70–74 ****20** 75–79 ****10** 80+ ****4** 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 Upper Jloh? Upper Jloh lies in [Grand Kru County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/), [Liberia](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/). It borders 5 other districts: [Bolloh](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/bolloh/), [Felo-Jekwi](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/felo-jekwi/), [Fenetoe](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/fenetoe/), [Lower Jloh](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/lower-jloh/) and [Nrokwia-Wesldow](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/nrokwia-wesldow/). By area it is the 108th largest of 136 districts in Liberia. It covers 6.7% of [Grand Kru County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/). The centre of Upper Jloh is about 306 km in a straight line from Monrovia, the capital. It is about 30 km from Barclayville, the main town of Grand Kru County. The centre point is at 4.8280° N, 8.4583° 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: Upper Jloh - 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)199 km - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia262 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:21) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 18:24). 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 Upper Jloh Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Upper Jloh. Settlements here lie between about 11 m and 57 m above sea level (median 36 m). - Beforh Camp - Betu City - Betu Township - Betu Village - Betu Villale - Butra - Chanewin - Nifu - Plow - Toyan 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 Upper Jloh Named natural and historic features inside Upper Jloh, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nifo Creek 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 Upper Jloh and the best time to visit In Upper Jloh, the warmest month is Feb (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Aug (25 °C). About 1,926 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (333 mm) and the driest Jan (59 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 27 59 Feb 27 87 Mar 27 138 Apr 27 150 May 27 237 Jun 26 333 Jul 25 155 Aug 25 139 Sep 25 203 Oct 26 210 Nov 26 137 Dec 26 78 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Upper Jloh Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rally Time Hospital · Grand Cess Wedabo 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.57515&mlon=-8.22199#map=17/4.57515/-8.22199) 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 - Garraway - Gee - Grand Cess Wedabo - Kpi - Lower Jloh - Nrokwia-Wesldow - Trenbo - Wlogba ## Quick answers - Where is Upper Jloh?In Grand Kru County, Liberia - What is the population of Upper Jloh?2,061 (2020 estimate) - What is the median age in Upper Jloh?About 19 years (2020 estimate) - What is the population density of Upper Jloh?About 8.0 people per km² - What borders Upper Jloh?Bolloh, Felo-Jekwi, Fenetoe, Lower Jloh and Nrokwia-Wesldow - What time zone is Upper Jloh in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Upper Jloh?Dollar (LRD) - What language is spoken in Upper Jloh?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Upper Jloh?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Upper Jloh?Settlements lie between 11 m and 57 m - What is the best time to visit Upper Jloh?December to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Upper Jloh?Rally Time Hospital, about 38 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Upper Jloh?LR0717 (OCHA common operational dataset)