# Gwelekpoken District, Maryland County – Villages & Map

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District · Maryland County 

# Gwelekpoken

Gwelekpoken is a district of Liberia in Maryland County. It had an estimated **13,173 people** in 2020 on 324 km² (about 41 per km²). 23 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 13,173people (2020)
- 324km²
- 134 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Gwelekpoken?

Gwelekpoken had an estimated **13,173 people** in 2020 — 7.4% of Maryland County, 79th of 135 districts. There are 873 women for every 1,000 men (below the Maryland County figure of 918). Spread over 324 km², that is about **41 people per km²**, 57th 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 Maryland County). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 83 children and older people.

0–4 ****2,062**

5–9 ****1,864**

10–14 ****1,656**

15–19 ****1,391**

20–24 ****1,141**

25–29 ****1,006**

30–34 ****882**

35–39 ****736**

40–44 ****603**

45–49 ****483**

50–54 ****392**

55–59 ****309**

60–64 ****238**

65–69 ****167**

70–74 ****124**

75–79 ****70**

80+ ****38**

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 Gwelekpoken?

Gwelekpoken lies in [Maryland County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/maryland/), [Liberia](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/). It borders 8 other districts: [Barclayville](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/barclayville/), [Bleebo](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/bleebo/), [Karluway #1](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/maryland/karluway-1/), [Nyenawliken](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/river-gee/nyenawliken/), [Nyorken](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/maryland/nyorken/), [Potupo](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/river-gee/potupo/), [Trenbo](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/trenbo/) and [Whojah](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/maryland/whojah/). By area it is the 95th largest of 136 districts in Liberia. It covers 14.3% of [Maryland County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/maryland/). The centre of Gwelekpoken is about 350 km in a straight line from Monrovia, the capital. It is about 69 km from Harper, the main town of Maryland County. The centre point is at 4.9617° N, 7.9318° 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: Gwelekpoken

- 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)143 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:19) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 18:21).

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 Gwelekpoken

Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in Gwelekpoken. Settlements here lie between about 87 m and 187 m above sea level (median 134 m).

- Bawolobo
- Big Jay
- Camp King
- Chiliken
- Dugboken
- Gbaken
- Gbeake
- Glofaken
- Gropakehn
- Gwelekpoken
- Jargeloken
- Jay
- New Hope
- Newaken
- Sargloken
- Sawtoken #1
- Seminike
- Small Jay
- Soloken
- Sotike
- Tarokehn
- Tubake
- Tugbaken

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 Gwelekpoken and the best time to visit

In Gwelekpoken, 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 Gwelekpoken

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Fish Town Hospital · Nyenawliken 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.20480&mlon=-7.89568#map=17/5.20480/-7.89568) 

Hotel Uncle Ben’s Guest House · Potupo 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.19948&mlon=-7.88397#map=17/5.19948/-7.88397) 

School Reverend Andrew S. Sarwieh Sr. Christian Foundation · Potupo 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.19867&mlon=-7.88005#map=17/5.19867/-7.88005) 

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 Maryland County

- Harper
- Karluway #1
- Karluway #2
- Nyorken
- Pleebo/Sodoken
- Whojah

## Quick answers

- Where is Gwelekpoken?In Maryland County, Liberia
- What is the population of Gwelekpoken?13,173 (2020 estimate)
- What is the median age in Gwelekpoken?About 19 years (2020 estimate)
- What is the population density of Gwelekpoken?About 41 people per km²
- What borders Gwelekpoken?Barclayville, Bleebo, Karluway #1, Nyenawliken, Nyorken, Potupo, Trenbo and Whojah
- What time zone is Gwelekpoken in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Gwelekpoken?Dollar (LRD)
- What language is spoken in Gwelekpoken?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Gwelekpoken?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Gwelekpoken?Settlements lie between 87 m and 187 m
- What is the best time to visit Gwelekpoken?December to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gwelekpoken?Fish Town Hospital, about 27 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Gwelekpoken?LR1001 (OCHA common operational dataset)