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Akobo State is inhabited by the Anyuak and the Lou subgroup of the Nuer. Some Anyuak were unhappy with the creation of the state, feeling that it was created for the Lou Nuer, although the feeling was not unanimous among the Anyuak. Anyuak feel betrayed because Akobo is their historical land. [9] [10]
Gambela(Named after ANUAK chief who lived alone in a hut [Ken Doig in Menelik's journal (philatelic, USA) p323-324] This is a list of the woredas (districts), in their zones of the Gambela Region of Ethiopia, based from materials on the Central Statistical Agency website.
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 .
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. The ...
The Akobo river empties into the river Pibor at the border town of Old Akobo. Akobo has a clinic which was built in 1911 and a hospital which was built between 1976 and 1983. Akobo has three primary schools and one intermediate high school. Akobo Heritage and Memorial University - An institution of higher learning; Akobo Airport - A civilian ...
The county is one of the eleven (11) counties that constitute Jonglei State.The county is prone to drought and the population is nomadic, sometimes migrating to other locations in search of water and pasture for their livestock.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Akobo may refer to: Akobo (woreda), Ethiopia; Akobo River, on the border ...
The university is located in the town of Akobo, in Akobo County, Jonglei State, in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, close to the International border with Ethiopia. This location lies approximately 450 kilometres (280 mi), by road, northeast of Juba, the capital and largest city in the country. [1]