Foya District
Foya District is one of six districts located in Lofa County, Liberia. Foya District is the most populous district in Lofa County, with 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.
Market
Foya town, located in the centre of the Liberian Kissi tribal area, had an important weekly market in the 1970s. Saturday's Foya market day was a colorful event with an important regional economic function. Foya has a weekend open-field market of the type seen in most rural parts of Africa.[citation needed]
References
- ^ 2008 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS (PDF) (Report). Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services. May 2009. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-03-08. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
