# Sam Gbalor District, Rivercess County – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/liberia/rivercess/sam-gbalor/ District · Rivercess County # Sam Gbalor Sam Gbalor is a district of Liberia in Rivercess County. It had an estimated **4,863 people** in 2020 on 372 km² (about 13 per km²). 20 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4,863people (2020) - 372km² - 16 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Sam Gbalor? Sam Gbalor had an estimated **4,863 people** in 2020 — 5.2% of Rivercess County, 114th of 135 districts. There are 973 women for every 1,000 men (above the Rivercess County figure of 921). Spread over 372 km², that is about **13 people per km²**, 109th 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 ****761** 5–9 ****689** 10–14 ****611** 15–19 ****515** 20–24 ****421** 25–29 ****372** 30–34 ****326** 35–39 ****272** 40–44 ****223** 45–49 ****178** 50–54 ****144** 55–59 ****115** 60–64 ****89** 65–69 ****61** 70–74 ****47** 75–79 ****26** 80+ ****14** 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 Sam Gbalor? Sam Gbalor lies in [Rivercess County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/rivercess/), [Liberia](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/). It borders 4 other districts: [Beawor](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/rivercess/beawor/), [Sanquin Dist #1](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/sinoe/sanquin-dist-1/), [Sanquin Dist #3](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/sinoe/sanquin-dist-3/) and [Zarflahn](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/rivercess/zarflahn/). By area it is the 85th largest of 136 districts in Liberia. It covers 6.7% of [Rivercess County](https://wherepedia.org/liberia/rivercess/). The centre of Sam Gbalor is about 184 km in a straight line from Monrovia, the capital. It is about 21 km from River Cess, the main town of Rivercess County. The centre point is at 5.3829° N, 9.4113° 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: Sam Gbalor - 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) · Monrovia141 km - Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) · Monrovia180 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.4 hours, sunrise around 06:24) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:38, sunset around 18:27). 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 Sam Gbalor Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Sam Gbalor. Settlements here lie between about 12 m and 59 m above sea level (median 16 m). - Bloniwehn - Borkon Point - Flangee - Gambobli - Gbabobli - John Brown Town - Neegbah - Pankloh - Pankro - Pao Town - Po River Beach - Poweh Village - Pueh Town - Rock Cess Beach - Sabati - Saweri - Soba - Sorbor - Tuwo - Yasta 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 Sam Gbalor Named natural and historic features inside Sam Gbalor, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Bloni River - Buwa Creek - John Creek - Na Creek - Po River ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Po River Beach 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 Sam Gbalor and the best time to visit In Sam Gbalor, the warmest month is Mar (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Aug (25 °C). About 1,825 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (282 mm) and the driest Jan (40 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 40 Feb 27 71 Mar 27 115 Apr 27 140 May 27 213 Jun 26 282 Jul 25 142 Aug 25 162 Sep 25 212 Oct 26 227 Nov 26 146 Dec 26 76 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sam Gbalor Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital New-Cess Community Clinic · Zarflahn 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.46636&mlon=-9.58147#map=17/5.46636/-9.58147) 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 Rivercess County - Beawor - Central Rivercess - Doedain - Fen River - Jo River - Norwein - Zarflahn ## Quick answers - Where is Sam Gbalor?In Rivercess County, Liberia - What is the population of Sam Gbalor?4,863 (2020 estimate) - What is the median age in Sam Gbalor?About 19 years (2020 estimate) - What is the population density of Sam Gbalor?About 13 people per km² - What borders Sam Gbalor?Beawor, Sanquin Dist #1, Sanquin Dist #3 and Zarflahn - What time zone is Sam Gbalor in?UTC+0 - What currency is used in Sam Gbalor?Dollar (LRD) - What language is spoken in Sam Gbalor?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Sam Gbalor?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sam Gbalor?Settlements lie between 12 m and 59 m - What is the best time to visit Sam Gbalor?December to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Sam Gbalor?New-Cess Community Clinic, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sam Gbalor?LR1407 (OCHA common operational dataset)