West Point, Monrovia

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West Point
Township
Country	Liberia
County	Montserrado
District	Greater Monrovia
Government
• Commissioner	William C. Wea
Area [1]
• Total	0.53 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Population  (2014)[2]
• Total	34,605
• Density	65,000/km2 (170,000/sq mi)

West Point is a township of the Liberian capital city of Monrovia, located on a 0.53 km² peninsula which juts out into the Atlantic Ocean between the Mesurado and Saint Paul rivers. West Point is one of Monrovia's most densely populated slums.

Environmental degradation has gradually caused part of the peninsula to erode into the ocean. Endemic problems include overpopulation and diseases such as tuberculosis.^[3]