Pleebo

Region

The city Pleebo located in the southeast of the Republic of Liberia. It is located about 25 kilometers north of the provincial capital Harper in Maryland County.

Description

Pleebo is an emerging economic center in eastern Liberia to markets, banks, a customs station and a police station. Near the town there are several points of UNMIL, a helipad and refugee camps on the border with Ivory Coast. In Pleebo developed an impressive infrastructure with the support of international aid organizations and Christian churches. A small power plant supplies management, health center, schools and businesses. In the village there is a local radio station Voice of Pleebo.

The population of the city was Pleebo at the last census (2008) 22 693 inhabitants, thus Pleebo is the most populous city in Maryland County.