Bor County
Bor County
Bor | |
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| Country | South Sudan |
| Region | Greater Upper Nile |
| State | Jonglei State |
| Headquarters | Bor |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,932 km2(5,379 sq mi) |
| Population (2017 estimate[1]) | |
• Total | 305,328 |
| • Density | 22/km2(57/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2(CAT) |
Bor Countyis a county ofJonglei Statein theGreater Upper Nileregion ofSouth Sudan.[2]
History
[edit]By 1906, Bor District was a part ofMongalla Province,but later transferred to Upper Nile Province.[3]In 1909–1910, people started settling along the northern border of the Bor-Duk districts, with the aim of separating theNuerandDinkacommunities, who had formerly intermingled.[3]It is bordered byTwic Eastand Duk counties to the north,Yirol East CountyandAwerial CountyofLakes Stateto the west,Piborto the east,CentralandEastern EquatoriaStates, to the south.[4][5][6][7]
Payams
[edit]APayamis a mid-level administrative unit within counties that have a minimum population of 25,000 people.[8]
In 2016 Bor County was sub-divided intoBor Payamand five separate counties, each containing a singlepayam.These division were Bor County (Kolnyang Payam), Bor East County (Anyidi Payam), Bor Central County (Makuach Payam), Bor West County (Baidit Payam), and Bor North County (Jalle Payam).[9]
Bor County itself comprises fivePayams,namely: Kolnyang, Anyidi, Makuach, Baidit and Jalle.
References
[edit]- ^"South Sudan: States and counties".www.citypopulation.de.Retrieved2024-02-14.
- ^ Willis, Charles Armine (1995). Johnson, Douglas H. (ed.).The Upper Nile Province handbook: a report on peoples and government in the Southern Sudan, 1931.Oxford University Press.ISBN0197261469.
- ^abJohnson, Douglas H. (1982). "Tribal Boundaries and Border Wars: Nuer–Dinka Relations in the Sobat and Zaraf Valleys, c. 1860–1976".The Journal of African History.23(2): 183.doi:10.1017/S0021853700020521.
- ^Winrock International & United Nations Development Program (UNDP) (2011).Annex IV BRIDGE Winrock Q1 Report FY 2012 – Bor County Profile(PDF)(Report). USAID.
- ^Sudan (1912).Reports on the Finance, Administration, and Condition of the Sudan.F. Nimr.
- ^"Captain J. Liddell's Journeys in the White Nile Region".The Geographical Journal.24(6):651–655. 1904.doi:10.2307/1776256.ISSN0016-7398.
- ^Michael, Vuziga (2017-11-12). "Baidit Payam of Bor County".Starview publication.com.p. 32.
- ^Allan, Tony (2012).Handbook of land and water grabs in Africa: foreign direct investment and food and water security.Routledge. p. 451.ISBN1857436695.
- ^Mading, Juuk Othana (3 May 2016)."Governor Establishes Additional Counties In Jonglei".Gurtong.Bor, South Sudan.Retrieved12 June2017.
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