Kakata

Kakata was designated as the capital of Margibi County, which was formally created in 1985.

The city is located approximately 55 km northeast of Monrovia along the paved Monrovia–Kakata highway.

The 2008 National Population and Housing Census recorded Kakata’s population as 33,945.

Kakata lies at the center of Liberia’s rubber-producing belt, surrounded by more than 100,000 acres of rubber plantations.

Kakata is home to the Booker Washington Institute, Liberia’s oldest vocational high school and technical training center.