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7°00′00″N 11°17′49″W / 7.000°N 11.297°W / 7.000; -11.297
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Location of Tewor District in Grand Cape Mount County

Tewor District is one of five districts located in Grand Cape Mount County, Liberia. [1] As of the 2008 Census, it has a population of 27,460. [1]

Tewor is located between the Atlantic Ocean, Lake Piso and the Mano River, on the boundary with Sierra Leone.[ citation needed]

Inhabitants of this district are of the Vai tribe, but they predominantly speak both Vai and Mende.[ citation needed]

The current Commissioner of Tewor District is Clarence D. Fahnbulleh, and the Paramount Chief is Hon. Moiba Kromah.[ needs update]

Tewor is the home of district of the following prominent Liberians:

  • Ruth Sando Perry - Chairman of the Council of State (1996-1997)[ citation needed]
  • The late H. Boima Fahnbulleh, Sr.[ citation needed] - Member of the Constitution Commission (1981-1984) and father of former National Security Advisor, Henry Boimah Fahnbulleh
  • Her Honor Gladys Johnson - Associate Justice of the Supreme Court[ citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b 2008 Population and Housing Census Final Results (PDF) (Report). Monrovia, Liberia: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-information Services (LISGIS). May 2009. p. 12. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

7°00′00″N 11°17′49″W / 7.000°N 11.297°W / 7.000; -11.297