Chicken Soup Factory
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Chicken Soup Factory | |
|---|---|
Community | |
| Country |  Liberia |
| County | Montserrado County |
| District | Greater Monrovia |
| Township | Gardnesville |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 25,198 |
Chicken Soup Factory is a community in Gardnesville Township, Greater Monrovia District, Liberia.[2] The name hails from a defunct Maggi chicken bouillon cube factory located in the area.[3]
Despite the name, the chicken soup factory it was named after no longer operates.[4] As of 2014 the population of Chicken Soup Factory was estimated at 25,198.[1] Chicken Soup Factory is part of the Montserrado-12 electoral district.[2] During the 2014 Ebola virus epidemic in Liberia, Chicken Soup Factory was quarantined by Liberian officials with no outside access permitted.[5]
In 2015, the Chicken Soup Factory community was involved in a dispute with the government of Liberia in 2015. The Liberian authorities had designated the Industrial Park area for demolition and reconstruction without compensating residents. Due to the number of people living there, the Liberian authorities considered forcibly removed the inhabitants from the area in order to carry out the demolition. The region's senator Armah Jallah protested this and cited that though they were technically squatting on the land illegally, the 40,000 population and longevity of their presence should be taken into account and requested the park be moved.[6]
In 2018, a new steelworks was constructed in Chicken Soup Factory.[7] By 2025, there were concerns over safety at the steelworks due to a number of injuries and deaths of workers there.[8] In 2022, the Chicken Soup Factory residents requested a redeveloped football stadium. The Montserrado County district #12 representative candidate Prince Krepla financed the new 400 seater, $6 million stadium with his own fundraising.[9]
References
- 1 2 "Population 2008, 2014 by County, District, Clan and Households, Liberia" (PDF). Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services. Archived 13 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 "Montserrado County Electoral District No.11 2017" (PDF). National Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ↑ Ann Jones (14 September 2010). War Is Not Over When It's Over: Women Speak Out from the Ruins of War. Henry Holt and Company. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-4299-5162-3.
- ↑ "From war-torn Liberia to Patriots rookie camp: The amazing journey of D3 star Hector Johnson". masslive. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ↑ Walsh, Sinead (2018). Getting to Zero: A Doctor and a Diplomat on the Ebola Frontline. Zed Books. ISBN 9781786992505.
- ↑ "Pro-Temp Regrets Removal Plans". The New Dawn. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ↑ "Liberia: District 12 Residents to Benefit From U.S.$22 Million Steel Plant". Daily Observer. Retrieved 27 June 2025 – via All Africa.
- ↑ Dawn, New (19 February 2025). "Explosion leaves one dead at Sethi". The New Dawn. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ↑ "Kreplah dedicates mini stadium in Chicken Soup Factory". The New Dawn. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2025.