Ganta
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Ganta, also known as Gompa City, is a town in Nimba County
of northern Liberia
, lying just south of the Guinea
n border. It is the second largest city in Liberia, with a population of 41,106.
Ganta Hospital
serves 450,000 people in Nimba County and surrounding areas.
Nimba County
Nimba is a county in the north-central portion of the West African nation of Liberia. One of 15 counties that comprise the first-level of administrative division in the nation, it has six districts. Sanniquellie serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring , the largest in the nation...
of northern Liberia
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
, lying just south of the Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
n border. It is the second largest city in Liberia, with a population of 41,106.
Ganta Hospital
Ganta Hospital
Ganta United Methodist Hospital is a hospital in Ganta, northeast Liberia. It was established in 1926 by Dr. George Harley and his wife Winifred and serves a population of around 450,000 in Liberia and neighbouring countries...
serves 450,000 people in Nimba County and surrounding areas.