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'''Harbel''' is a town in [[Margibi County]], [[Liberia]]. It lies along the [[Farmington River (Liberia)|Farmington River]], about 15 miles upstream from the Atlantic Ocean.<ref name="britannica_254874">[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/254874/Harbel "Harbel"] Britannica Online Encyclopaedia</ref> It was named for the founder of The [[Firestone Tire & Rubber Company]], [[Harvey Samuel Firestone|Harvey S. Firestone]], and his wife, [[Idabelle Smith Firestone|Idabelle]]. Since 1926, Harbel has been home to a massive natural rubber plantation which is still operated by the Firestone subsidiary of Bridgestone.<ref name="britannica_254874"/>
[[Roberts International Airport]] is 2 miles southwest of Harbel.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/254874/Harbel "Harbel"] Britannica Online Encyclopedia</ref>
As of the 2008 census, Harbel had a population of 25,309.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://citypopulation.de/Liberia.html |title=Liberia: Counties, Major Cities, Towns & Urban Areas - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts |publisher=Citypopulation.de |date= |accessdate=2019-09-06}}</ref>
==See also==
{{Portal|Liberia}}
*[[Firestone Hydroelectric Project]]
==References==
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[[Category:Populated places in Liberia]]
[[Category:Populated places established by Americo-Liberians]]
[[Category:Margibi County]]
[[Category:1926 establishments in Liberia]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1926]]
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