Foya District

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Location of Foya District in Lofa County

Foya District is one of six districts located in Lofa County, Liberia. Foya District is the most populous district in Lofa County, with a population of 73,312 people as of the 2008 census.^[1] Foya is predominantly occupied by the Kissi tribe. Foya is about 450 km (280 mi) from Monrovia.

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Foya town, located in the centre of the Liberian Kissi tribal area, had an important weekly market in the 1970s. The Saturday Foya market day was a very colorful happening and had an important regional economic function. Foya has a market weekend open field market, of the type seen in most rural parts of Africa.^{[citation needed]}

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Coordinates: 8°16′23″N 10°18′36″W / 8.27306°N 10.31000°W / 8.27306; -10.31000

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