# Glaro District, River Gee County – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/liberia/river-gee/glaro/

District · River Gee County 

# Glaro

Glaro is a district of Liberia in River Gee County. It had an estimated **6,535 people** in 2020 on 937 km² (about 7.0 per km²). 27 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 6,535people (2020)
- 937km²
- 111 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Glaro?

Glaro had an estimated **6,535 people** in 2020 — 7.5% of River Gee County, 108th of 135 districts. There are 910 women for every 1,000 men (close to the River Gee County figure of 916). Spread over 937 km², that is about **7.0 people per km²**, 127th 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 River Gee County). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 83 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,023**

5–9 ****925**

10–14 ****820**

15–19 ****691**

20–24 ****568**

25–29 ****501**

30–34 ****439**

35–39 ****365**

40–44 ****298**

45–49 ****241**

50–54 ****193**

55–59 ****154**

60–64 ****119**

65–69 ****83**

70–74 ****63**

75–79 ****35**

80+ ****17**

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 Glaro?

Glaro lies in [River Gee County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/river-gee/), [Liberia](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/). It borders 3 other districts: [Glio-Twarbo](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-gedeh/glio-twarbo/), [Potupo](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/river-gee/potupo/) and [Sarbo](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/river-gee/sarbo/). By area it is the 33rd largest of 136 districts in Liberia. It covers 18.5% of [River Gee County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/river-gee/). The centre of Glaro is about 372 km in a straight line from Monrovia, the capital. It is about 41 km from Fish Town, the main town of River Gee County. The centre point is at 5.3901° N, 7.5632° 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: Glaro

- 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)123 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:17) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 18:19).

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 Glaro

Open gazetteers list **27 villages, towns and localities** in Glaro. Settlements here lie between about 99 m and 127 m above sea level (median 111 m).

- Bakla
- Feihn
- Free
- Freetown
- Gbakleh
- Gborlokpla
- Glaro
- Gliyaro
- Glorplu
- Jlikako
- Kaobli
- Lepoard
- Makla
- Matua
- Matwa
- Production Camp
- Sackor
- Sako
- Sala
- Salla
- Soloblo
- Tasla
- Teah Village
- Wlorptue
- Yeebo Town
- Youbor
- Zloh

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 Glaro

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Dube River

### Forests and nature

1 forest.

- Grebo National Forest

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 Glaro and the best time to visit

In Glaro, the warmest month is Feb (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Aug (24 °C). About 1,807 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (290 mm) and the driest Jan (31 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to February**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 31 

Feb 26 70 

Mar 26 122 

Apr 26 139 

May 26 196 

Jun 25 290 

Jul 24 157 

Aug 24 160 

Sep 25 227 

Oct 25 236 

Nov 26 116 

Dec 25 61 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Glaro

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

School Sarbo Waffliken Elementary School · Sarbo 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.15579&mlon=-7.75372#map=17/5.15579/-7.75372) 

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 River Gee County

- Chedepo
- Gbeapo
- Karforh
- Nanee
- Nyenawliken
- Nyenebo
- Potupo
- Sarbo
- Tuobo

## Quick answers

- Where is Glaro?In River Gee County, Liberia
- What is the population of Glaro?6,535 (2020 estimate)
- What is the median age in Glaro?About 19 years (2020 estimate)
- What is the population density of Glaro?About 7.0 people per km²
- What borders Glaro?Glio-Twarbo, Potupo and Sarbo
- What time zone is Glaro in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Glaro?Dollar (LRD)
- What language is spoken in Glaro?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Glaro?27 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Glaro?Settlements lie between 99 m and 127 m
- What is the best time to visit Glaro?November to February
- What is the P-code of Glaro?LR1303 (OCHA common operational dataset)