Chocolate City, Liberia


Chocolate City is a central-northern suburb of Monrovia, Liberia. It is located in the New Georgia Township. Chocolate City contains the Elizabeth Blunt School and Francis Freeman Elementary School.
Long before the neighbouring town of Gardnersville became what it is today, Chocolate City used to be a place where many went and defecated. Those riding in cars along the highway would smell the stench of human excrement. Instead of calling it feces or pupu spot, people began calling it chocolate area to minimize the effect. And so it became known as Chocolate City.
During the Second Liberian Civil War in 1999–2003, the area was war torn, and "rape, murder and plunder" happened every night in Chocolate City. Hundreds of thousands of refugees hid in churches, schools and houses and many thousands died.
Chocolate City contains two communities, Chocolate City A and Chocolate City B. As of 2014 the population of Chocolate City A was estimated at 5,961 and the population of Chocolate City B at 6,025. Chocolate City A and Chocolate City B are part of the Montserrado-13 electoral district.