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Eastern Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 73,472 km².[2] The capital is Torit. On October 1, 1972, the state was divided into Imatong and Namorunyang states and was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020.[3]
The state shares international borders with Uganda in the south, with Kenya in the south-east and with Ethiopia in the north-east. Domestically, it is bordered by Central Equatoria in the west and Jonglei in the north. The Ilemi Triangle in the east, between Eastern Equatoria and Lake Turkana, is or has been disputed among all three abutting states (South Sudan, Kenya and Ethiopia).
Population
Peace agreement dancers in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria
The state had 906,126 people in 2008 (32/sq mi). Eastern Equatoria state was home to several different ethnic groups. The Toposa, Jiye/Jie and Nyangathom live in the Kapeota counties in the east of the state. The Didinga, Dodoth and Boya live in Budi county around Chukudum. Further west, Lopa, Torit and Ikwoto counties are inhabited by the Ketebo, Otuho, MokoyiLopit, Lango, Pari, and Tenet people who inhabit a portion of the lopit hills after they split from Didinga and Murle early in the 19th century and Lokoya of Lowoi. The Acholi, Madi, Iwire and Ofiriha people live in the westernmost Magwi county.[4]
Most of the inhabitants of Eastern Equatoria live by subsistence farming, and also raise cattle, sheep and goats. Some of the crops are sold, while most are consumed locally. The Didinga Hills in Budi county have rich and fertile soil that is used for cultivation of tobacco, potatoes, maize, and Dura.[4]
Government
The executive head of the State was the Governor, who was elected. The Governor was appointing ministers, advisors, and the Executive Directors to the Counties. The Counties in turn, were ruled by the democratically elected Local Government Councils headed by the County Commissioner [5] The state legislature was elected, with the first elections being held in April 2010.
Administrative divisions
Eastern Equatoria, like other states in South Sudan, was sub-divided into counties. These were further divided into Payams, then Bomas. Each county was headed by a County Commissioner, elected by the people of a County as the head of the local government in the County.
Counties were originally larger, but were subdivided in part to ensure that the different communities have full representation. Thus Torit County was subdivided into Torit, Lopa and Ikwotos counties, and Greater Kapoeta was divided into Budi County and Kapoeta county, which in turn was divided into Kapoeta North, South and East counties.
As of 2014[update], this was one of the last areas in the world where cases of Guinea worm disease are found, with twelve of the 17 reported cases occurring "in one small pocket of Eastern Equatoria State," according to NPR.[6]
^Doucleff, Michaeleen (2014-07-08). "Going, Going, Almost Gone: A Worm Verges On Extinction". NPR : Goats and Soda. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
External links
Equatorians Abroad
Video of Equatorians Abroad
April 15, 2023
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This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information November 2014 Eastern Equatoria is a state in South Sudan It has an area of 73 472 km 2 The capital is Torit On October 1 1972 the state was divided into Imatong and Namorunyang states and was re established by a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020 3 Eastern EquatoriaStateEastern Equatoria StateFlagSealLocation in South Sudan Coordinates 04 45 N 33 11 E 4 750 N 33 183 E 4 750 33 183 Coordinates 04 45 N 33 11 E 4 750 N 33 183 E 4 750 33 183Country South SudanRegionEquatoriaNo of counties 8CapitalToritGovernment TypeGovernment GovernorLouis Lobong LojoreArea Total73 472 01 km2 28 367 70 sq mi Population 2008 census Total906 126 Density12 km2 32 sq mi Time zoneUTC 2 CAT HDI 2019 0 419 1 low 5th of 10Louis Lobong Lojore is the current governor of Eastern Equatoria Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Government 4 Administrative divisions 5 Health 6 Governors 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksGeography EditThe state shares international borders with Uganda in the south with Kenya in the south east and with Ethiopia in the north east Domestically it is bordered by Central Equatoria in the west and Jonglei in the north The Ilemi Triangle in the east between Eastern Equatoria and Lake Turkana is or has been disputed among all three abutting states South Sudan Kenya and Ethiopia Population Edit Peace agreement dancers in Kapoeta Eastern Equatoria The state had 906 126 people in 2008 32 sq mi Eastern Equatoria state was home to several different ethnic groups The Toposa Jiye Jie and Nyangathom live in the Kapeota counties in the east of the state The Didinga Dodoth and Boya live in Budi county around Chukudum Further west Lopa Torit and Ikwoto counties are inhabited by the Ketebo Otuho Mokoyi Lopit Lango Pari and Tenet people who inhabit a portion of the lopit hills after they split from Didinga and Murle early in the 19th century and Lokoya of Lowoi The Acholi Madi Iwire and Ofiriha people live in the westernmost Magwi county 4 Most of the inhabitants of Eastern Equatoria live by subsistence farming and also raise cattle sheep and goats Some of the crops are sold while most are consumed locally The Didinga Hills in Budi county have rich and fertile soil that is used for cultivation of tobacco potatoes maize and Dura 4 Government EditThe executive head of the State was the Governor who was elected The Governor was appointing ministers advisors and the Executive Directors to the Counties The Counties in turn were ruled by the democratically elected Local Government Councils headed by the County Commissioner 5 The state legislature was elected with the first elections being held in April 2010 Administrative divisions Edit Eastern Equatoria like other states in South Sudan was sub divided into counties These were further divided into Payams then Bomas Each county was headed by a County Commissioner elected by the people of a County as the head of the local government in the County Counties were originally larger but were subdivided in part to ensure that the different communities have full representation Thus Torit County was subdivided into Torit Lopa and Ikwotos counties and Greater Kapoeta was divided into Budi County and Kapoeta county which in turn was divided into Kapoeta North South and East counties Counties as of 2020 were Budi County Ikotos County Kapoeta East County Kapoeta North County Kapoeta South County Lafon County Magwi County Torit CountyHealth EditAs of 2014 update this was one of the last areas in the world where cases of Guinea worm disease are found with twelve of the 17 reported cases occurring in one small pocket of Eastern Equatoria State according to NPR 6 Governors EditTenure GovernorFeb 1994 Jun 1994 Caesar PaiaJun 1994 Nov 1994 Marboz KondaJun 1994 Dec 1997 Caesar PaiaDec 1997 Jan 2000 Abdullah AmiriJan 2000 Feb 2001 Abdullah AllajaboFeb 2001 2005 Caesar Baya Lolaya18 Jul 2005 30 Sep 2005 Daniel Awit Akot acting 30 Sep 2005 24 Feb 2010 Aloisio Emor Ojetuk24 Feb 2010 20 May 2010 Johnson Juma Okot20 May 2010 9 Jul 2011 Louis Lobong9 Jul 2011 9 Jul 2019 Johnson Juma OkotJul 2019 May 2020 Louis Lobong LojoreJun 2020 Present Louis Lobong LojoreSee also EditGovernment of Eastern Equatoria from 2010 Government of Eastern Equatoria 2005 2010 Equatoria Central Equatoria Western EquatoriaReferences Edit Sub national HDI Area Database Global Data Lab hdi globaldatalab org Retrieved 2020 04 18 South Sudan at GeoHive Archived from the original on 2013 08 27 Retrieved 2013 12 12 After 6 years of war will peace finally come to South Sudan a b Focus On South Facts About Eastern Equatoria State Sudan Vision Daily Archived from the original on 2011 09 28 Retrieved 2011 07 07 Local Government Bill 2009 Doucleff Michaeleen 2014 07 08 Going Going Almost Gone A Worm Verges On Extinction NPR Goats and Soda Retrieved 2014 07 09 External links EditEquatorians Abroad Video of Equatorians Abroad Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eastern Equatoria amp oldid 1148429810, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
