# Sarbo District, River Gee County – Villages & Map

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

District · River Gee County 

# Sarbo

Sarbo is a district of Liberia in River Gee County. It had an estimated **6,964 people** in 2020 on 542 km² (about 13 per km²). 25 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6,964people (2020)
- 542km²
- 1mapped service
- 130 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Sarbo?

Sarbo had an estimated **6,964 people** in 2020 — 8.0% of River Gee County, 106th of 135 districts. There are 985 women for every 1,000 men (above the River Gee County figure of 916). Spread over 542 km², that is about **13 people per km²**, 111th 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 ****1,090**

5–9 ****988**

10–14 ****876**

15–19 ****738**

20–24 ****603**

25–29 ****531**

30–34 ****468**

35–39 ****390**

40–44 ****317**

45–49 ****256**

50–54 ****208**

55–59 ****164**

60–64 ****125**

65–69 ****87**

70–74 ****65**

75–79 ****36**

80+ ****19**

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 Sarbo?

Sarbo lies in [River Gee County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/river-gee/), [Liberia](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/). It borders 4 other districts: [Glaro](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/river-gee/glaro/), [Nyorken](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/maryland/nyorken/), [Potupo](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/river-gee/potupo/) and [Tuobo](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/river-gee/tuobo/). By area it is the 65th largest of 136 districts in Liberia. It covers 10.7% of [River Gee County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/river-gee/). The centre of Sarbo is about 372 km in a straight line from Monrovia, the capital. It is about 27 km from Fish Town, the main town of River Gee County. The centre point is at 5.1689° N, 7.6350° 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: Sarbo

- 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)118 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 18:20).

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 Sarbo

Open gazetteers list **25 villages, towns and localities** in Sarbo. The largest with a recorded population: River Gbeh (7,313). Settlements here lie between about 61 m and 186 m above sea level (median 130 m).

- Bleeworken Town
- Cheboken Town
- Gekehn
- Jacksonville
- Jlatoken
- Karyillibo Mission Town
- Karyillibo Town
- Matuwake
- Matuwaken
- Naroka
- Nyanawrinken Town
- Old Yassaken Town
- River Gbe Camp
- River Gbe Estate
- River Gbeh
- River Gbeh Township
- Sabo
- Sarbo Geeken Town
- Sarbo Maaken
- Sarbo Saykleken Town
- Sarbo Sweaken Town
- Swekehn
- Tarwarken
- Waffiken
- Woffiken

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 Sarbo

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

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Siile Mountain · 378 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 Sarbo and the best time to visit

In Sarbo, the warmest month is Mar (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Aug (24 °C). About 2,019 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (370 mm) and the driest Jan (47 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 47 

Feb 26 79 

Mar 26 126 

Apr 26 139 

May 26 227 

Jun 25 370 

Jul 24 189 

Aug 24 163 

Sep 24 244 

Oct 25 246 

Nov 26 121 

Dec 26 68 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sarbo

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Fish Town Hospital · Nyenawliken 29 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 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.19948&mlon=-7.88397#map=17/5.19948/-7.88397) 

School Sarbo Waffliken Elementary School · Sarbo 13 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Sarbo

Places mapped inside Sarbo in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Schools1

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 River Gee County

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Sarbo?In River Gee County, Liberia
- What is the population of Sarbo?6,964 (2020 estimate)
- What is the median age in Sarbo?About 19 years (2020 estimate)
- What is the population density of Sarbo?About 13 people per km²
- What borders Sarbo?Glaro, Nyorken, Potupo and Tuobo
- What time zone is Sarbo in?UTC+0
- What currency is used in Sarbo?Dollar (LRD)
- What language is spoken in Sarbo?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Sarbo?25 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Sarbo?Settlements lie between 61 m and 186 m
- What is the highest point in Sarbo?Siile Mountain (378 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Sarbo?December to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sarbo?Fish Town Hospital, about 29 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Sarbo?LR1309 (OCHA common operational dataset)