Chocolate City, Liberia
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Chocolate City | |
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Suburb | |
  Chocolate City Location in Liberia | |
| Coordinates: 6°19′57″N 10°45′26″W / 6.33250°N 10.75722°W | |
| Country |  Liberia |
| County | Montserrado County |
| District | Greater Monrovia |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 11,986 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Chocolate City is a central-northern suburb of Monrovia, the administrative capital and largest city in Liberia. It is located in the New Georgia Township.[2] The suburb can be found on the outskirts of Monrovia, approximately 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) away from the city itself.[3] The area has a total population of just under 12,000.
There are a number of theories as to how Chocolate City got its name. One is that Chocolate City got its name from a chocolate factory that was due to be built in the area that never was completed.[4] Another local tale is that the area regularly smelled of faeces, and rather than name the source of the smell, the locals started calling it Chocolate City to make light of it.[5]