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Later the British colonized the area as a part of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. With a population in South Sudan of just over 381,000, the Shilluk represent the country's 5th largest ethnic group. [19] The city of Kodok (formerly Fashoda) serves as the mediating city for the Shilluk King. It is a place where ceremonies and the coronation of each new ...
The Dinka are the largest ethnic group recorded, followed by the Nuer as the second largest tribe in South Sudan, the Shilluk follows as the third in number. it's disputed that Bari is 4th according to their territory which is Juba county. Zande, also known as Azande, are the fifth largest tribe in South Sudan with a total population of 100,000 ...
South Sudan is a Christian majority country, with Islam being a minority faith practiced by around 6.2% of the total population as of 2020. Most Muslims in South Sudan welcomed secession in the South Sudanese independence referendum. [1] The last census to mention the religion of southerners dates back to 1956 where a majority were classified ...
Christianity is the most widely professed religion in South Sudan, with significant minorities of the adherents of traditional faiths and Islam. President Salva Kiir , a Catholic , while speaking at St. Theresa Cathedral in Juba , stated that South Sudan would be a nation which respects freedom of religion .
South Sudan (/ s uː ˈ d ɑː n,-ˈ d æ n /), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. [16] It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the west by the Central African Republic. South Sudan's diverse ...
1996 map of the major ethnolinguistic groups of Africa, by the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division (substantially based on G.P. Murdock, Africa, its peoples and their cultural history, 1959). Colour-coded are 15 major ethnolinguistic super-groups, as follows: Afroasiatic
In Sudan's 1993 census, the population was calculated at 30 million. No comprehensive census has been carried out since that time due to the Second Sudanese Civil War. Estimates of Sudan, including the population of South Sudan, ranged from 37 million (United Nations) to 45 million (CIA). Since the secession of South Sudan in July 2011, the ...
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in South Sudan" The following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.