SUAKOKO


Meaning of SUAKOKO in English

also spelled Suakokota, town, central Liberia, western Africa. It is the site of the government's Central Agricultural Experimental Station (1946). Cuttington University College (Episcopalian), which is 3 miles (5 km) northeast, was Liberia's first college to offer a degree in agriculture; its museum houses a notable collection of African art. The Suakoko Leprosarium (leper colony) and Phebe Hospital, which trains nurses, are nearby. The local Kpelle population is mainly engaged in rice farming. Pop. (1974) 10,896.

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