Sinoe County

Sinoe County
County
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Location in Liberia
Coordinates: 5°20′N 8°40′W
Country	Liberia
Capital	Greenville
Districts	17
Colony of Mississippi-in-Africa	1835-1842
Annexed by Liberia	1842
Established as a County	1847
Government
• Superintendent	Lee Nagbe Chea
Area
• Total	10,137 km2 (3,914 sq mi)
	Ranked 3rd in Liberia
Population  (2022)
• Total	151,149
• Density	14.911/km2 (38.618/sq mi)
	Total population rank: 10th in Liberia
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
ISO 3166 code	SI
HDI (2018)	0.422 low · 7th of 15

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Sinoe is one of Liberia's 15 counties and it has 17 districts. Greenville is the county's capital. As of the 2022 Census, it had a population of 151,149, making it one of the least populous counties in Liberia. Sinoe has the third-largest area of all Liberia's counties; it has the second least-dense population after Gbarpolu County. The County was originally a colony in the name Mississippi-in-Africa, under auspices of a chapter of the American Colonization Society as it was created with slaves from Mississippi to Liberia.

There are seventeen districts in the county and it has lower tropical forests which has mid size hills composed of various valleys and water courses. Sapo National Park (180,436 ha (445,870 acres), a National protected area, Sankwehn Proposed Reserve, occupying an area of 80,348 ha (198,540 acres), a National proposed reserve and LTPC Reforestation Project with an area of 154.2 ha (381 acres) are the major plantation areas in the county.

The flag is a green cross on a white background with the flag of Liberia in the top-left corner.