# Jo River District, Rivercess County – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/liberia/rivercess/jo-river/ District · Rivercess County # Jo River Jo River is a district of Liberia in Rivercess County. It had an estimated **11,680 people** in 2020 on 725 km² (about 16 per km²). 106 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 11,680people (2020) - 725km² - 1mapped service - 150 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Jo River? Jo River had an estimated **11,680 people** in 2020 — 12.5% of Rivercess County, 88th of 135 districts. There are 951 women for every 1,000 men (above the Rivercess County figure of 921). Spread over 725 km², that is about **16 people per km²**, 101st 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 Rivercess County). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 83 children and older people. 0–4 ****1,829** 5–9 ****1,653** 10–14 ****1,469** 15–19 ****1,234** 20–24 ****1,013** 25–29 ****892** 30–34 ****782** 35–39 ****654** 40–44 ****534** 45–49 ****431** 50–54 ****348** 55–59 ****277** 60–64 ****211** 65–69 ****148** 70–74 ****110** 75–79 ****61** 80+ ****32** 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 Jo River? Jo River lies in [Rivercess County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/rivercess/), [Liberia](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/). It borders 5 other districts: [Central Rivercess](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/rivercess/central-rivercess/), [District #3](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-bassa/district-3/), [District #4](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/grand-bassa/district-4/), [Doedain](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/rivercess/doedain/) and [Norwein](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/rivercess/norwein/). By area it is the 47th largest of 136 districts in Liberia. It covers 13.1% of [Rivercess County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/rivercess/). The centre of Jo River is about 151 km in a straight line from Monrovia, the capital. It is about 66 km from River Cess, the main town of Rivercess County. The centre point is at 6.0353° N, 9.4617° 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: Jo 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) · Monrovia102 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia146 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:23) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:39, sunset around 18:26). 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 Jo River Open gazetteers list **106 villages, towns and localities** in Jo River. Settlements here lie between about 104 m and 181 m above sea level (median 150 m). - Annie Fleming - Bahn - Bahnwon - Barchur - Beozohn - Biobos - Blamajah Village - Bleakpah Village - Bluen - Bo Danyuga - Bo-Dayougar - Bodowin - Boe - Bolowehn Area - Bolowhea - Botaveri - Cepher - Charliebli - Chello - Darker Village - Dogbor Vilage - Firestone Village - Gargar - Garyazohn - Gbewrokon - Gboleadian - Gbortoe Town - Geeyeah - George - Giowrohn - Gleozohn - Gobah - Goezon - Gorgor - Goya - Green - Hogbawein - James Henry Tugbe - James Sowee - Jessa Town - Jessey Gardiah - Jikul - Joe - Johnson Sayubli - Joseph Bannie - Jozohn Village - Juah - Junior Sayon - Kalokpeh - Kamaja Village - Kehkeh - Kenhplyee - Kokoyah - Kongabli - Konniwien - Kpavah - Kpeh - Kpejay - Kpor - Kporton - Lakpasee - Loe - Mana - Mannah - Mendeh - Mid Baptist Mission - Monbli - Monflek - Mons - Morh Town - Mulabli - Nazohn Village - Nelly - Page Town - Payvillage / Kahn - Peonwrohn - Ponbli - Rabli - Ryder Town - Saturday Gueh Village - Sawkon - Saygbehne - Saykey / Troyah Village - Sayquie - Seple - Sorkon - Suahparker Village - Tiahs - Tommy Teage - Vaiyeah - Vordiah - Wapitabli - Weah - Weh - Wheady - When Town - Wiable - Woryonwon Village - Wrakon - Wredeh - Wroyon - Yeasa - Yegbegeh - Za Wia Town - Zolawein Village - Zoryeah 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 Jo River Named natural and historic features inside Jo River, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Badoa Creek - Gadi Creek - Joni Creek - Su Creek - Ziba Creek - Zii Creek ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Je Mountain · 340 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 Jo River and the best time to visit In Jo River, the warmest month is Mar (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Aug (24 °C). About 1,840 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (272 mm) and the driest Jan (29 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 29 Feb 27 64 Mar 27 108 Apr 27 137 May 26 200 Jun 25 272 Jul 24 157 Aug 24 199 Sep 25 231 Oct 25 240 Nov 26 139 Dec 26 64 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Jo River Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Liberia Agriculture Company Hospital · District #3 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09028&mlon=-9.73775#map=17/6.09028/-9.73775) School Dekwwoah International School of Excellence · Jo River 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.04565&mlon=-9.56669#map=17/6.04565/-9.56669) 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 Jo River Places mapped inside Jo River 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 Rivercess County - Beawor - Central Rivercess - Doedain - Fen River - Norwein - Sam Gbalor - Zarflahn ## Quick answers - Where is Jo River?In Rivercess County, Liberia - What is the population of Jo River?11,680 (2020 estimate) - What is the median age in Jo River?About 19 years (2020 estimate) - What is the population density of Jo River?About 16 people per km² - What borders Jo River?Central Rivercess, District #3, District #4, Doedain and Norwein - What time zone is Jo River in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Jo River?Dollar (LRD) - What language is spoken in Jo River?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Jo River?106 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Jo River?Settlements lie between 104 m and 181 m - What is the highest point in Jo River?Je Mountain (340 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Jo River?December to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Jo River?Liberia Agriculture Company Hospital, about 31 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Jo River?LR1405 (OCHA common operational dataset)