# Whojah District, Maryland County – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/liberia/maryland/whojah/

District · Maryland County 

# Whojah

Whojah is a district of Liberia in Maryland County. It had an estimated **11,682 people** in 2020 on 208 km² (about 56 per km²). 12 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 11,682people (2020)
- 208km²
- 122 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Whojah?

Whojah had an estimated **11,682 people** in 2020 — 6.6% of Maryland County, 87th of 135 districts. There are 874 women for every 1,000 men (below the Maryland County figure of 918). Spread over 208 km², that is about **56 people per km²**, 37th 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 ****1,829**

5–9 ****1,653**

10–14 ****1,468**

15–19 ****1,235**

20–24 ****1,011**

25–29 ****893**

30–34 ****783**

35–39 ****653**

40–44 ****535**

45–49 ****429**

50–54 ****348**

55–59 ****276**

60–64 ****212**

65–69 ****148**

70–74 ****112**

75–79 ****61**

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 Whojah?

Whojah lies in [Maryland County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/maryland/), [Liberia](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/). It borders 6 other districts: [Barclayville](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/barclayville/), [Buah](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/buah/), [Dweh](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/dweh/), [Gwelekpoken](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/maryland/gwelekpoken/), [Kpi](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-kru/kpi/) and [Nyenawliken](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/river-gee/nyenawliken/). By area it is the 116th largest of 136 districts in Liberia. It covers 9.1% of [Maryland County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/maryland/). The centre of Whojah is about 343 km in a straight line from Monrovia, the capital. It is about 71 km from Harper, the main town of Maryland County. The centre point is at 4.9447° N, 8.0160° 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: Whojah

- 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)152 km
- Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia297 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 06:32, 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 Whojah

Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Whojah. Settlements here lie between about 78 m and 194 m above sea level (median 122 m).

- Doyia
- Dwejah
- Geesanken
- Gortiken
- Gotuke
- Juluken #1
- Juluken #2
- Juluken Number One
- Martuken
- Sawtoken
- Seto
- Sitor

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 Whojah

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Felo Creek
- Nitti 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 Whojah and the best time to visit

In Whojah, 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 Whojah

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Fish Town Hospital · Nyenawliken 32 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 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.19948&mlon=-7.88397#map=17/5.19948/-7.88397) 

School Tweh Jaiklay High School · Potupo 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.20092&mlon=-7.88671#map=17/5.20092/-7.88671) 

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

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Whojah?In Maryland County, Liberia
- What is the population of Whojah?11,682 (2020 estimate)
- What is the median age in Whojah?About 19 years (2020 estimate)
- What is the population density of Whojah?About 56 people per km²
- What borders Whojah?Barclayville, Buah, Dweh, Gwelekpoken, Kpi and Nyenawliken
- What time zone is Whojah in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Whojah?Dollar (LRD)
- What language is spoken in Whojah?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Whojah?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Whojah?Settlements lie between 78 m and 194 m
- What is the best time to visit Whojah?December to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Whojah?Fish Town Hospital, about 32 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Whojah?LR1007 (OCHA common operational dataset)