Clara Town

Clara Town can be located on this map of greater Monrovia.

Clara Town is a slum in located on Bushrod Island in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia.[1][2]

Clara Town is built upon a swamp.[2]

Areas

Clara Town is across the bridge in the centre of the photo on Bushrod Island. To the left of the photo is the slum of West Point.

"Struggle Community"

An area within Clara Town is named "Struggle Community".[2] This area is "a network of haphazard, rubbish-strewn streets, many of which are flooded for several months of the year".[2] In this area, 10,000 residents share two privately owned water taps.[2]

Social issues

Sanitation

Clara Town's 75,000 people shared 11 public toilets and 22 public taps in 2009.[2]

Famous Liberians

Clara Town is the birthplace of soccer star George Weah.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Maps of Major Streets in Monrovia
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "LIBERIA: Disease rife as more people squeeze into fewer toilets", IRIN News, 19 November 2009.
  3. ↑ Talk Football, "Liberian Football Legend Profile: George Weah"

Coordinates: 6°20′N 10°48′W / 6.333°N 10.800°W / 6.333; -10.800

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