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{{short description|County of Liberia}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Grand Kru County
| settlement_type = [[Counties of Liberia|County]]
| nickname =
| image_skyline =
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| image_flag = Flag of Grand Kru County.svg
| image_map = Grand Kru in Liberia.svg
| map_caption = Location in Liberia
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Liberia}}
| subdivision_type1 = Capital
| subdivision_name1 = [[Barclayville]]
| subdivision_type2 = Districts
| subdivision_name2 = 4
| leader_title = Superintendent
| leader_name = [[Rosalind Sneh]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1984
| area_total_km2 = 3895
| population_as_of = 2022
| population_note =
| population_total = 109342
| population_density_km2 = auto
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2018)
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| timezone = GMT
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| coordinates = {{coord|4|55|N|8|15|W|region:LR|display=inline}}
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'''Grand Kru County''' is a [[Counties of Liberia|county]] in the southeastern portion of [[Liberia]]. One of 15 counties that comprise the [[Administrative division|first-level of administrative division]] in the nation, it has eighteen [[Districts of Liberia|districts]]. Organized in 1984, its capital is [[Barclayville]]. The area of the county measures {{convert|1504|mi2}}.<ref name="census2008"/> As of the 2008 Census, it had a population of 109,342, making it the third-least populous county in Liberia.<ref name="census2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.emansion.gov.lr/doc/census_2008provisionalresults.pdf|title=2008 National Population and Housing Census: Preliminary Results|date=2008|publisher=Government of the Republic of Liberia|access-date=2008-10-14|archive-date=2012-02-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213110308/http://www.emansion.gov.lr/doc/census_2008provisionalresults.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Liberia: Counties, Major Cities, Towns & Urban Areas - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/liberia/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>

Grand Kru's County Superintendent is Rosalind Sneh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emansion.gov.lr/doc/GrandKruCDA.pdf|title=Grand Kru County Development Agenda|publisher=Government of Liberia|access-date=2008-10-13|archive-date=2012-02-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229190422/http://www.emansion.gov.lr/doc/GrandKruCDA.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The county is bordered by [[River Gee County]] to the northeast, [[Sinoe County]] to the northwest, and [[Maryland County]] to the southeast. The southern part of Grand Kru borders the [[Atlantic Ocean]].

==History==
Grand Kru was created in 1984/1985 by the merger of the territories of [[Sasstown Territory|Sasstown]] and [[Kru Coast Territory|Kru Coast]]. Kru Coast territory had previously been part of Maryland County, and Sasstown territory had previously been part of Sinoe county. As of the 1984 Census, the county had a population of 62,791.<ref name="census2008"/> A UN Mission in Liberia report issued in April 2005 estimated that the population was 71,000.

==Demographics==
The primary language is [[Klao language|Kru]], which is spoken in several significantly different dialects around the county. Some areas identify their language as [[Buah language|Buah]] and [[Kplio]]. [[Liberian English]] is the language of school instruction.

==Districts==
The county is divided into four districts:
*[[Buah District]]
*[[Lower Kru Coast District]]
*[[Sasstown District]]
*[[Upper Kru Coast District]]

==Economy==
The area has few roads so it has had limited business or residential development. Because of the long period of war since the late 20th century, few investments were made in infrastructure. In June 2005 the UN Integrated Regional Information Network reported that the roads in Grand Kru had decayed and become overgrown by dense bush, rendering them impassable except on foot. The bridge across the Nu River near Barclayville was constructed after the warfare to link the major trade route from Pleebo to Barclayville.

The residents have a subsistence farming economy, based on [[slash-and-burn]] techniques of clearing the bush. The most important crops are upland [[rice]], [[cassava]], [[Arecaceae|palm nuts]], and along the coast, fishing. Feed [[maize]] is grown at higher elevations farther inland. [[Sugar cane]] and several varieties of [[banana]]s grow in the wetland areas. Cash crops include [[coffee]], [[Cocoa bean|cocoa]], and [[Kola nut|kola]]. Locally grown [[bamboo]] and [[piassava palm]] are widely used for construction, mats and baskets. Many tropical fruits, domestic and wild, grow in the region including [[orange (fruit)|orange]]s, [[lime (fruit)|lime]]s, [[mango]]s, [[soursop]], [[breadfruit]], and [[coconut]].

The people keep [[poultry]], [[cattle]], [[sheep]], and [[goat]] to supplement their diets and to use for their products; the animals are found in and around most villages. Most animals are of pygmy variety, as larger varieties die quickly due to the heat and humidity.

Before the civil war, the region's extensive [[rainforest]]s contained a wide variety of wildlife including [[Sus (genus)|wild pig]]s, [[Bongo (antelope)|bongo]], [[dik-dik]], [[pangolin]], [[civet]], [[pygmy hippo]], [[African buffalo]], and [[colobus monkey]], all of which are hunted for food and hides. Also found are [[snake]]s and very small populations of forest [[elephant]]s and [[leopard]]s. The warfare disrupted their habitats; in addition, many animals were killed in the course of the war and their populations have fallen.

==Notable people==
*[[Nyudueh Morkonmana]], speaker of the House of Representatives

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111018114601/http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Liberia More information on Grebo and Liberian languages]
*[http://www.emansion.gov.lr/doc/GrandKruCDA.pdf County Development Agenda] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229190422/http://www.emansion.gov.lr/doc/GrandKruCDA.pdf |date=2012-02-29 }}
*[http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/Liberia/infocentre/pcodes/doc/Grand%20Kru_PCODE_Handbook_2005.pdf Place name codes]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Humanitarian Info

{{Counties of Liberia}}
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[[Category:Counties of Liberia]]
[[Category:1984 establishments in Liberia]]

Grand Kru County - Revision history

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