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City profile · Liberia · Africa

Sanniquellie

Nimba · Liberia
City population
17,895
#16
in Liberia
#4
in Nimba
#27,666
worldwide
MonroviaSanniquellie
7.362, -8.713 · 259 km from Monrovia
City population
17,895
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Liberia
#16
of 16 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#27,666
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Liberia
0.3%
of the national population

About Sanniquellie

Sanniquellie is a city in Nimba, Liberia with a population of 17,895. It is the 16th largest of the 16 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Liberia, and the 27,666th largest worldwide. It lies 259 km from Monrovia.

Position in Liberia
#16of 16
LargestSmallest
Position in Nimba
#4of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Nimba
Rank in region
#4of 4
Distance to capital
to Monrovia
Elevation
430 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Monrovia
Coordinates
7.362, -8.713
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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