Kakata serves as the capital with the area of the county measuring 1,010 square miles (2,600 km2).

[5] The county has coastal plains that raises to a height of 30 m (98 ft) above the sea-level inward to a distance of 25 km (16 mi).

Rice and cassava interplanted with Sugarcane are the major crops grown in the region.

The northern or the upper part of the highland has tropical forest which is usually 30 m (98 ft) above the mean sea level.

Cocoa, coffee, rubber, citrus oil, and palm are the most common crops in the region.

[13] The Kpelle, a southwestern Mende speaking people are another tribe along with the Bassa, who also have their historic homelands in the region.

The number of Cocoa plantations was 760, which was 2 percent of the total area of Cassava planted in the country.

The number of rubber plantations was 3680, which was 5.9 percent of the total area of Cassava planted in the country.

The number of Coffee plantations was 340, which was 1.5 percent of the total area of Cassava planted in the country.

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