# Karforh District, River Gee County – Villages & Map

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District · River Gee County 

# Karforh

Karforh is a district of Liberia in River Gee County. It had an estimated **7,632 people** in 2020 on 274 km² (about 28 per km²). 20 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 7,632people (2020)
- 274km²
- 209 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Karforh?

Karforh had an estimated **7,632 people** in 2020 — 8.7% of River Gee County, 104th of 135 districts. There are 948 women for every 1,000 men (above the River Gee County figure of 916). Spread over 274 km², that is about **28 people per km²**, 78th 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 ****1,196**

5–9 ****1,080**

10–14 ****959**

15–19 ****806**

20–24 ****662**

25–29 ****583**

30–34 ****512**

35–39 ****425**

40–44 ****349**

45–49 ****280**

50–54 ****226**

55–59 ****180**

60–64 ****137**

65–69 ****96**

70–74 ****71**

75–79 ****41**

80+ ****21**

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 Karforh?

Karforh lies in [River Gee County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/river-gee/), [Liberia](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/). It borders 5 other districts: [Bodae](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/sinoe/bodae/), [Chedepo](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/river-gee/chedepo/), [Gbeapo](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/river-gee/gbeapo/), [Jeadepo](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/sinoe/jeadepo/) and [Nanee](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/river-gee/nanee/). By area it is the 105th largest of 136 districts in Liberia. It covers 5.4% of [River Gee County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/river-gee/). The centre of Karforh is about 315 km in a straight line from Monrovia, the capital. It is about 31 km from Fish Town, the main town of River Gee County. The centre point is at 5.2819° N, 8.1387° 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: Karforh

- 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)174 km
- Roberts International Airport (ROB) · Monrovia268 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 06:33, 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 Karforh

Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Karforh. Settlements here lie between about 123 m and 253 m above sea level (median 209 m).

- Bajakehn
- Chanyanken
- Chebokehn
- Cheboken
- Gedeken
- Jaytoken
- Jeplokpo
- Jepokehn
- Klabokehn
- Klaboken
- Sakliken
- Saykleelehn
- Saywonken
- Seklekehn
- Sherriken
- Shorwraykehn
- Swoke
- Tiehnpo
- Warliken
- Woloken

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 Karforh and the best time to visit

In Karforh, the warmest month is Mar (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Aug (24 °C). About 1,893 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (294 mm) and the driest Jan (37 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 25 37 

Feb 26 75 

Mar 26 131 

Apr 26 145 

May 26 210 

Jun 25 294 

Jul 24 157 

Aug 24 169 

Sep 24 228 

Oct 25 241 

Nov 25 134 

Dec 25 71 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Karforh

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Fish Town Hospital · Nyenawliken 28 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 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.19948&mlon=-7.88397#map=17/5.19948/-7.88397) 

School St. Amos Academy & Daycare School · Gbeapo 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.23162&mlon=-8.01383#map=17/5.23162/-8.01383) 

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
- Glaro
- Nanee
- Nyenawliken
- Nyenebo
- Potupo
- Sarbo
- Tuobo

## Quick answers

- Where is Karforh?In River Gee County, Liberia
- What is the population of Karforh?7,632 (2020 estimate)
- What is the median age in Karforh?About 19 years (2020 estimate)
- What is the population density of Karforh?About 28 people per km²
- What borders Karforh?Bodae, Chedepo, Gbeapo, Jeadepo and Nanee
- What time zone is Karforh in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Karforh?Dollar (LRD)
- What language is spoken in Karforh?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Karforh?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Karforh?Settlements lie between 123 m and 253 m
- What is the best time to visit Karforh?December to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Karforh?Fish Town Hospital, about 28 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Karforh?LR1304 (OCHA common operational dataset)