# Twan River District, Nimba County – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/liberia/nimba/twan-river/

District · Nimba County 

# Twan River

Twan River is a district of Liberia in Nimba County. It had an estimated **49,073 people** in 2020 on 743 km² (about 66 per km²). 118 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 49,073people (2020)
- 743km²
- 330 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Twan River?

Twan River had an estimated **49,073 people** in 2020 — 8.1% of Nimba County, 19th of 135 districts. There are 1,009 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Nimba County figure of 1,008). Spread over 743 km², that is about **66 people per km²**, 29th 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 ****7,683**

5–9 ****6,948**

10–14 ****6,165**

15–19 ****5,189**

20–24 ****4,253**

25–29 ****3,753**

30–34 ****3,290**

35–39 ****2,740**

40–44 ****2,245**

45–49 ****1,805**

50–54 ****1,459**

55–59 ****1,162**

60–64 ****888**

65–69 ****622**

70–74 ****465**

75–79 ****257**

80+ ****137**

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 Twan River?

Twan River lies in [Nimba County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/nimba/), [Liberia](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/). It borders 5 other districts: [Buu-Yao](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/nimba/buu-yao/), [Gbehlay-Geh](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/nimba/gbehlay-geh/), [Gbor](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/nimba/gbor/), [Yarpea Mahn](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/nimba/yarpea-mahn/) and [Zoe-Gbao](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/nimba/zoe-gbao/). By area it is the 46th largest of 136 districts in Liberia. It covers 6.5% of [Nimba County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/nimba/). The centre of Twan River is about 275 km in a straight line from Monrovia, the capital. It is about 43 km from Sanniquellie, the main town of Nimba County. The centre point is at 7.0887° N, 8.4357° 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: Twan River

- 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) · Monrovia233 km
- Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia272 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:17) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:37, 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 Twan River

Open gazetteers list **118 villages, towns and localities** in Twan River. Settlements here lie between about 245 m and 395 m above sea level (median 330 m).

- Balpali
- Bapie
- Baple
- Behplay
- Beo-Yoolar
- Biage
- Biaplay
- Binpie
- Blabe
- Blemieplay
- Blimiplay
- Blipi Town
- Blittuo
- Bongaplay
- Bongarplay
- Bouannay
- Bouhplay
- Buleya
- Butadeputah
- Central - Gbenelay
- Central - Mansuaplay
- Central - Trohplay
- Dehvaplay
- Deliyapa
- Duaplay
- Duular
- Dvabli
- Freetown
- Ganaglay
- Ganibli
- Garplay
- Gayelay
- Gayelay (Markarplay)
- Gayeplay
- Gbailey
- Gbeeah
- Gbehlay
- Gbei Bonnah
- Gbei Vonwea
- Gbele
- Gbenelay
- Gbonwea (Old Town)
- Gbonwlea
- Gborplay
- Geanplay
- Ghanaglay
- Goeplay
- Gohnwe
- Gongorplay
- Grandi
- Guli
- Gwehlay
- Kahnla
- Kakuanplay
- Karweatuo
- Kehplay
- Kpahnplay
- Kpairplay
- Kpeaplay
- Kpehtuo
- Kuahn
- Kuetapla
- Kuiatapla
- Leamaplay
- Leoplay
- Londasi
- Lontuo (Central)
- Lowlay
- Ma Diaplay
- Mahdiaplay #1
- Mahdiaplay #2
- Meayeanplay
- Miantonplay
- New Gabloi
- Nuohnpea
- Nyoanplay
- Nyoanplay #1
- Nyoanplay #2
- Oui
- Palanam
- Partoaplay
- Paul Village
- Pineli
- Piseko
- Quekerplay
- Rondaze
- Sali
- Sayeplay
- Sayeple
- Senlay
- Sergeant (New Town)
- Sergeant (Old Town)
- Slangonplay
- Sopudeplay
- Souplay
- Suya Town
- Tahnplay
- Tarkporplay
- Tartuo
- Tatula
- Teahzaygbeplay
- Teazegboplay
- Tekeiplay
- Toungorplay
- Tuugen
- Vayenglay
- Wimpeaplay
- Wonlayplay
- Yola
- Yoolar
- Youbah
- Yowuplay
- Yuba
- Zaazota
- Zainplay
- Zehglay
- Zerhnplay
- Zonlay

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 Twan River

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Blabe Creek
- Duli Creek
- Kavadi Creek
- Lapi Creek
- Tue Creek

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Mount Gaa · 358 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 Twan River and the best time to visit

In Twan River, 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 Twan River

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Zoe Geh Midical Center · Buu-Yao 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.95187&mlon=-8.54731#map=17/6.95187/-8.54731) 

Police station Liberia immigration · Gbehlay-Geh 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.25366&mlon=-8.36462#map=17/7.25366/-8.36462) 

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 Nimba County

- Boe & Quilla
- Buu-Yao
- Doe
- Garr-Bain
- Gbehlay-Geh
- Gbi & Doru
- Gbor
- Kparblee
- Leewehpea-Mahn
- Meinpea-Mahn
- Sanniquellie Mahn
- Wee-Gbehyi-Mahn
- Yarmein
- Yarpea Mahn
- Yarwein Mehnsonnoh
- Zoe-Gbao

## Quick answers

- Where is Twan River?In Nimba County, Liberia
- What is the population of Twan River?49,073 (2020 estimate)
- What is the median age in Twan River?About 19 years (2020 estimate)
- What is the population density of Twan River?About 66 people per km²
- What borders Twan River?Buu-Yao, Gbehlay-Geh, Gbor, Yarpea Mahn and Zoe-Gbao
- What time zone is Twan River in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Twan River?Dollar (LRD)
- What language is spoken in Twan River?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Twan River?118 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Twan River?Settlements lie between 245 m and 395 m
- What is the highest point in Twan River?Mount Gaa (358 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Twan River?November to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Twan River?Zoe Geh Midical Center, about 20 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Twan River?LR1212 (OCHA common operational dataset)