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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. [1]
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. The ...
Akobo County was separated from Bieh State and made a separate state with the increase in the number of states from 28 to 32 on January 14, 2017. Gabriel Gai Riam was appointed governor on January 16, 2017, after the creation of the state, but was removed and replaced by Johnson Gony Bilieu two days later.
Walgak is a town in the Akobo County of Jonglei State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan. It made headlines as the location of the February 2013 massacre of over 100 people in the ongoing Murle-Nuer conflict. [1] [2] The Walgak area is susceptible to severe flooding. [3]
Akobo Airport (IATA: n/a, ICAO: HSAK) is located in Akobo County in Jonglei State, in the town of Akobo, near the International border with Ethiopia.The airport is located approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), north of the central business district of Akobo.
Faddoi is a village in South Sudan. It is located in Akobo County, Eastern Bieh, in the northeastern part of South Sudan, near the International border with Ethiopia. Before reorganisation of new states in 2015, it was a part of Jonglei. It is connected by road from Akobo from the southeast and Waat just to the northwest.
Akobo County, South Sudan; Akobo State, South Sudan; Akobo Airport, located in Akobo, South Sudan This page was last edited on 29 December 2018, at 11:52 (UTC). Text ...