Gbarnga

Brief information about the Gbarnga

Gbarnga is Bong County, Liberia's capital town . Throughout the First Liberian Civil War, it had been the foundation for the National Patriotic Front of Liberia of Charles Taylor . Cuttington College, a private, Episcopal-affiliated institution, is located near the town.

Its campus was once home to the Africana Museum, that was destroyed during the war. As of this 2008 census, Gbarnga has a population of 34,046.

The city is twinned with Baltimore, Maryland.