# Buu-Yao District, Nimba County – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/liberia/nimba/buu-yao/ District · Nimba County # Buu-Yao Buu-Yao is a district of Liberia in Nimba County. It had an estimated **52,382 people** in 2020 on 844 km² (about 62 per km²). Its main town is Buutuo. 101 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 52,382people (2020) - 844km² - 1mapped service - 270 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Buu-Yao? Buu-Yao had an estimated **52,382 people** in 2020 — 8.7% of Nimba County, 16th of 135 districts. There are 998 women for every 1,000 men (below the Nimba County figure of 1,008). Spread over 844 km², that is about **62 people per km²**, 32nd 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 Nimba County). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 83 children and older people. 0–4 ****8,202** 5–9 ****7,416** 10–14 ****6,580** 15–19 ****5,537** 20–24 ****4,538** 25–29 ****4,007** 30–34 ****3,513** 35–39 ****2,927** 40–44 ****2,396** 45–49 ****1,929** 50–54 ****1,559** 55–59 ****1,240** 60–64 ****946** 65–69 ****663** 70–74 ****497** 75–79 ****276** 80+ ****148** 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 Buu-Yao? Buu-Yao lies in [Nimba County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/nimba/), [Liberia](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/). It borders 4 other districts: [Boe & Quilla](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/nimba/boe-quilla/), [Kparblee](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/nimba/kparblee/), [Twan River](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/nimba/twan-river/) and [Zoe-Gbao](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/nimba/zoe-gbao/). By area it is the 40th largest of 136 districts in Liberia. It covers 7.4% of [Nimba County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/nimba/). The centre of Buu-Yao is about 271 km in a straight line from Monrovia, the capital. It is about 65 km from Sanniquellie, the main town of Nimba County. The centre point is at 6.8599° N, 8.4113° 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: Buu-Yao - 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 - Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia226 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia267 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:18) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:36, sunset around 18:20). 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 Buu-Yao Open gazetteers list **101 villages, towns and localities** in Buu-Yao. Settlements here lie between about 236 m and 340 m above sea level (median 270 m). - Babota - Balaplay - Bali - Balorplay - Banwea - Batato - Beadatuo - Bearlay - Beeplay - Biahdatuo - Biahplay - Binpea - Binpey - Blenplay - Bloduwi - Bluntuo - Bolduye - Bongwe - Buehplay - Buehplay # 1 - Buehplay #2 - Butlo - Butuo - Buutuo - Coffee Glay - Dabli - Dahnplay #1 - Dahnplay #2 - Dealay - Deniple - Diamplay - Dinplay - Dolebio - Duoplay - Fealah - Floli - Freetown - Frolay - Gaadi - Gantlo - Gayezehplay - Gbanwea - Gblarlay - Gblozuoplay - Gboulay - Glalie - Glarlay - Glarlay New Town - Glarlay Old Town - Gleelay - Glotuo - Gomahplay - Guahplay - Gulia Town - Japle - Jebli - Jople - Kahnla - Koiple - Kokoko - Konto - Leaplay - Lepula - Mabiah Village - Mabli - Mahnplay - Mahnzoplay - Nanlah - Nenwonplay - Niato - Niatou - Nimgbe - Nota - Nyahplay - Nyarlay - Nyor Butuo - Nyor Diaplay - Obeyplay - Payglay - Potia - Sadon - Siawayplay - Sokoplay - Tahnplay - Tampli - Tanwea - Teahplay (Buyealay) - Tiaplay - Tible - Tomah Village - Wea New Town - Wroulay - Yample - Younlay - Youtuo - Zardaplay - Zehlay - Zile - Zonthlo - Zuabli - Zuaplay 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 Buu-Yao Named natural and historic features inside Buu-Yao, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Gan River - Gonzra Creek - Kanona Creek - Zina Creek ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Pifgi Mountain · 440 m 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 Buu-Yao and the best time to visit In Buu-Yao, the warmest month is Mar (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Aug (24 °C). About 1,624 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (236 mm) and the driest Jan (14 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 14 Feb 26 52 Mar 27 99 Apr 26 126 May 26 174 Jun 25 236 Jul 24 170 Aug 24 216 Sep 24 223 Oct 25 184 Nov 25 100 Dec 24 32 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Buu-Yao Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Zoe Geh Midical Center · Buu-Yao 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95187&mlon=-8.54731#map=17/6.95187/-8.54731) 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Buu-Yao Places mapped inside Buu-Yao in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other districts in Nimba County - Boe & Quilla - Doe - Garr-Bain - Gbehlay-Geh - Gbi & Doru - Gbor - Kparblee - Leewehpea-Mahn - Meinpea-Mahn - Sanniquellie Mahn - Twan River - Wee-Gbehyi-Mahn - Yarmein - Yarpea Mahn - Yarwein Mehnsonnoh - Zoe-Gbao ## Quick answers - Where is Buu-Yao?In Nimba County, Liberia - What is the population of Buu-Yao?52,382 (2020 estimate) - What is the median age in Buu-Yao?About 19 years (2020 estimate) - What is the population density of Buu-Yao?About 62 people per km² - What borders Buu-Yao?Boe & Quilla, Kparblee, Twan River and Zoe-Gbao - What time zone is Buu-Yao in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Buu-Yao?Dollar (LRD) - What language is spoken in Buu-Yao?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Buu-Yao?101 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Buu-Yao?Settlements lie between 236 m and 340 m - What is the highest point in Buu-Yao?Pifgi Mountain (440 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Buu-Yao?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Buu-Yao?Zoe Geh Midical Center, about 18 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Buu-Yao?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Buu-Yao?LR1202 (OCHA common operational dataset)