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The county is located in Jonglei State, in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, bordering the country of Ethiopia. The county headquarter is Akobo , located approximately 450 kilometres (280 mi), northeast of Juba , South Sudan Capital and largest city in the country.
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Upon Independence in 2011, the 10 states of South Sudan were divided into 86 counties. More counties were established during the South Sudanese Civil War, when the country increased to 32 states, and the number of counties exceeded 100. However, with the return to 10 states and 3 administrative areas in 2020, South Sudan reverted to 86 counties ...
It is located in the Akobo County of Jonglei State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, [1] in the northeastern part of South Sudan, near the International border with Ethiopia. Its location lies approximately 450 kilometres (280 mi), by road, northeast of Juba ,
Jonglei state comprises nine counties: Bor, Akobo, Ayod, Uror, Duk, Nyirol, Pigi, Twic East, and Fangak. Jonglei State is the largest state by area before reorganisation, with an area of approximately 122,581 km 2 , [ 2 ] as well as the most populous according to the 2008 census conducted in present-day South Sudan's second period of autonomy .
(This total also includes an estimate for 9 of the 19 kebeles in Akobo woreda, which were not counted; they were estimated to have 13,903 inhabitants, of whom 6,637 were men and 7,266 women.) The two largest ethnic groups of Zone 3 were the Nuer (98.38%), and the Anuak (1.56%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.06% of the population.
Cities of South Sudan Juba, capital of South Sudan. ... Akobo: 11,000: Akobo County: Jonglei State: Aweil: 38,745 [1] Aweil Center County: Northern Bahr el Ghazal ...
Akobo (Aköbä) is a woreda in Gambela Region, Ethiopia. It is named after the Akobo in Anyuak language language, which translates as (I say) , and the Akoba River which flows westwards then north into the Baro River , defining its border with South Sudan .