Clara Town
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
"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
Coordinates: 6°20′N 10°48′W / 6.333°N 10.800°W
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