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18-555: The name of the county comes from Cape du Mont, a French word meaning the Cape of the Mount. In 1461, Pedro de Sintra , a Portuguese explorer charting the West Coast of Africa, saw the prominent feature of the cape and chose its name. Portuguese explorer Pedro de Sintra discovered the area in 1461. The 300-foot-tall Cape Mount became the landmark for settlers in the region. Theodore Canot formed

36-465: A Portuguese explorer is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gola Konneh District Gola Konneh District is one of five districts located in Grand Cape Mount County , Liberia . As of the 2008 Census, it has a population of 23,518. 7°11′38″N 10°52′12″W  /  7.194°N 10.87°W  / 7.194; -10.87 This Liberia location article is

54-425: A height of 30 m (98 ft) above sea-level inward to a distance of 25 km (16 mi). These plains receive very high rainfall ranging from 4,450 mm (175 in) to 4,500 mm (180 in) per year and receive longer sunshine with a humidity of 85 to 95 percent. It is swampy along rivers and creeks, while there are patches of savannah woodland. Rice and cassava interplanted with sugarcane are

72-457: A legislative act and became the fifth County in Liberia. The superintendent is Aaron Vincent. Grand Cape County accommodates the national protected area of Lake Piso Reserve with an area of 97,159 ha (240,090 acres) and the national plantation of Industrial Trial Pulpwood Plantation , which occupies an area of 1,026 ha (2,540 acres). The Western part of the county has coastal plains up to

90-453: A misinterpretation of historians; there has been evidence of Serra Lyoa being mentioned prior to 1462, the year when de Sintra's expedition reached the coast of Sierra Leone. This would suggest that the person who named Sierra Leone is still unknown. However, if de Sintra did name the area, it is unclear whether he named it after the landforms or climate in the area. According to some the coastal regions resembled lion's teeth while others suggest

108-588: The 13 counties and they serve a nine-year term (30 senators, 15 counties, and nine years from 2011). Senators are also elected based on a plurality of votes. The Vice-President is the head of the Senate and he also acts as President in his absence. As of 2015, Grand Cape Mount's County Superintendent is Tenneh Simpson Kpadebah. Its five districts are (2008 population): Commonwealth District (6,884), Garwula District (29,371), Gola Konneh District (23,930), Porkpa District (40,921) and Tewor District (27,949). As of 2011,

126-412: The area of rice plantation was 7,320 ha (18,100 acres), which was 3.066 percent of the total area of rice planted in the country. The total production stood at 7400 metric tonnes. As of 2011, the number of Cassava plantations was 4000, which was 3.3 percent of the total area of Cassava planted in the country. The total production stood at 400 metric tonnes. The number of Cocoa plantations was 400, which

144-465: The local language. De Sintra returned to Portugal in 1462 and one of his mariners, who had been on an earlier voyage of Alvise da Ca da Mosto, 1455 or 1456, gave the latter an account of this voyage, which Ca da Mosto published in Venice, after he left Portugal in 1463. Ca da Mosto's Navigazioni , were first published in Venice in the mid-1460s. Pero de Sintra's voyage is the first and only one commanded by

162-431: The major crops grown in the region. The northern or the upper part of the highland has tropical forest which is usually 30 m (98 ft) above the mean sea level. The regions receive a bimodal rainfall with a gap of two weeks in between. Cocoa, coffee, rubber, citrus oil, and palm are the most common crops in the region. As of 2008, the county had a population of 127,812: 65,679 male and 62,133 female. The sex ratio

180-593: The new king Alfons V - who, however, in 1468 negotiated a contract with the private merchant Fernao Gomes to fit out caravels for further exploration of the West African coast (1468-1474). After his voyage no further information on Pero de Sintra has come forward. Gasparrini Leporace, Tullia Le Navigazioni Atlantiche del Veneziano Alvise da Mosto, 1966, Roma: Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato; João de Barros, Decadas da Asia, Nova edição, Lisbon, 1778 Decada I, livro II, cap.II, 142 (in archive.org) This article about

198-401: The settlement in 1840. In 1847, Liberia became independent with three counties: Montserrado, Grand Bassa, and Sinoe. A local government was formed after signing a treaty with the locals in 1849, while Robertsport was established in 1856. The area now known as Grand Cape Mount became the territory of Grand Cape Mount under Montserrado County. In 1856, Cape Mount was carved out of Montserrado by

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216-577: The thunderstorms sounded like the roar of a lion. Sixteenth century English sailors called the area Sierra Leoa which later evolved to Sierra Leone in the 17th century. The British, prior to the area being colonised , officially adopted the name Sierra Leone in 1787. De Sintra continued his journey from Sierra Leone to contemporary Liberia , and passed Cape Mount, Cape Corso (aka Cape Mesurado) and stopped at some forested hills, which he called Bosco de Santa Maria - probably contemporary 'Bassa Hills', where he turned since his interpreters could not understand

234-451: The total number of people displaced on account of wars as of 2008 in the county was 44,486. The number of people residing in urban areas was 8,145, with 4,022 males and 4,123 females. The total number of people in rural areas was 118,931, with 61,657 males and 57,274 females. The total fraction of people residing in urban areas was 6.37 percent, while the remaining .093 percent were living in rural areas. The number of people resettled as of 2008

252-470: The total working population of 106,913. Pedro de Sintra Pedro de Sintra , also known as Pero de Sintra , Pedro da Cintra or Pedro da Sintra , was a Portuguese explorer. He was among the first Europeans to explore the West African coast. Around 1462 his expedition reached what is now Sierra Leone and named it. Although according to professor C. Magbaily Fyle this could have possibly been

270-609: Was 1 percent of the total area of Cassava planted in the country. The number of rubber plantations was 770, which was 1.2 percent of the total area of Cassava planted in the country. The number of Coffee plantations was 380, which was 1.7 percent of the total area of Cassava planted in the country. As of 2008, the county had 2,686 paid employees, 13,695 self-employed people, 15,578 family workers, 4,868 people looking for work, 7,159 not working people, 13,840 people working in households, 36,350 students, 236 retired people, 1,621 incapacitated people, 1,929 part-time workers and 8,951 others, making

288-415: Was 105.7 compared to 89.2 in the 1994 census. The number of households during 2008 was 18,143 and the average size of the households was 5.2. The population was 3.80 percent of the total population, while it was 3.70 percent in 1994. The county had an area of 1,846 sq mi and the density per square mile was 69. The density during the 1984 census stood at 43. Liberia experienced civil war during various times and

306-503: Was 24,316 while the number of people who were not resettled was 2,897. The number of literates above the age of ten as of 2008 was 53,824 while the number of illiterates was 40,346 making the literacy rate 57.16 percent. The total number of literate males was 31,435 while the total number of literate females was 22,389. An estimated 60 percent of the population speaks the Vai language and 70 percent are Muslim. Government The Legislature of Liberia

324-678: Was modeled based on the Legislature of the United States. It is bicameral in nature with a Senate and the House of Representatives . There are 15 counties in the country and based on the population each county is defined to have at least two members, with the total number of members to the house including the Speaker being 64. Each member represents an electoral district and is elected to a six-year term based on popular vote. There were 26 senators, two each for

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