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Kakata

Margibi County · Liberia
City population
52,247
#5
in Liberia
#1
in Margibi County
#10,981
worldwide
MonroviaKakata
6.531, -10.354 · 55 km from Monrovia
City population
52,247
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Liberia
#5
of 16 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#10,981
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Liberia
0.9%
of the national population

About Kakata

Kakata is a city in Margibi County, Liberia with a population of 52,247. It is the 5th largest of the 16 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Liberia, and the 10,981st largest worldwide. It lies 55 km from Monrovia.

Position in Liberia
#5of 16
LargestSmallest
Position in Margibi County
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Margibi County
Rank in region
#1of 2
Distance to capital
to Monrovia
Elevation
97 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Monrovia
Coordinates
6.531, -10.354
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 16 in Liberia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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