The Chelle Noring River Gee County Community Development Services launches
drive to start active community and development assistance project activities
in River Gee County, Liberia.
The agency, founded by Mr. Chelle Noring, a native of the county, will
provide several type of community based services aimed at helping the citizens
and residents of the county.
River Gee is a county in
the southern portion of Liberia. One of 15
counties that constitute the first-level of
administrative division in the nation, it has six districts.
Fish Town serves as the capital with the
area of the county measuring 5,113 square kilometres (1,974 sq. mi).. It was created in 2000.
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| We support the education of girls and boys |
As of 2008, the
county had a population of 66,789, comprising of 34,863 males and 31,926
females. The sex ratio was 109.2 compared to 96.2 in 1994 census. The number of
households during 2008 was 9,822 and the average size of the households was
6.5.
The population was 1.90 per cent of the total population, while it was
1.90 per cent in 1994. The county had an area of 1,974 sq. mi and the density
per square miles was 34. The density during the 1984 census stood at 20.
Liberia experienced civil war during various times and the total number of
people displaced on account of wars as of 2008 in the county was 7,862. The
number of people residing in urban areas was 13,370, with 6,698 males and 6,672
females.
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| We support preventive health care, safe childbirth and breastfeeding mothers and their children |
The total
number of people in rural areas was 89,021, with 48,069 males and 40,952
females. The total fraction of people residing in urban areas was 20.02 per
cent, while the remaining 133 per cent were living in rural areas. The number
of people resettled as of 2008 was 7,320 while the number of people who were
not resettled was 258. The number of literates above the age of ten as of 2008
was 24,062 while the number of illiterates was 20,684 making the literacy rate
to 53.77. The total number of literate males was 15,006 while the total number
of literate females was 9,056.
As of 2011, the
area of rice plantation was 7,190 ha (17,800 acres), which was 3.011 per
cent of the total area of rice planted in the country. The total production
stood at 8040 metric tons. As of 2011, the number of Cassava plantation was
3790, which was 3.1 per cent of the total area of Cassava planted in the
country. The total production stood at 1550 metric tons. The number of Cocoa
plantation was 1550, which was 4 per cent of the total area of Cassava planted
in the country. The number of rubber plantation was 660, which was 1.1 per cent
of the total area of Cassava planted in the country.
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| We support farmers with knowledge and tools/material for their farming activities |
The number of
Coffee plantation was 140, which was 0.6 per cent of the total area of Cassava
planted in the country. As of 2008, the county had 1,744 paid employees, 19,331
self-employed people, and 4,381 family workers, 566 people looking for work,
1,300 not working people, and 2,154 people working in households, 19,290
students, 090 retired people, 252 incapacitated people, 334 part-time workers
and 4,053 others, making the total working population of 53,495.
