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| Country | South Sudan |
| State | Jonglei |
| County | Bor South County |
| Elevation | 1,335 ft (407 m) |
| Population (2006 Estimate) | |
| • Total | 26,800 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Bor (Arabic: بور) is the capital of Jonglei State in the Republic of South Sudan.
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The town of Bor is located in Bor County, Jonglei State, in central South Sudan, approximately 190 kilometres (120 mi), by road, north of Juba, the capital and largest city in that country.[1] The town is located on the east bank of the White Nile. The coordinates of the town of Bor are:6° 13' 12.00"N, 31° 33' 0.00"E (Latitude:6.2200; Longitude:31.5500).
Bor is of historical importance to the people of South Sudan. It was in Malek, a small settlement, about 19 kilometres (12 mi)}, south of Bor that the first modern Christian mission in present-day South Sudan was established by Archibald Shaw in December 1905. Bor became the first area to host a Church Missionary Society station in 1905.
Malek was turned into a Missionary stronghold in the Upper Nile Region. Shaw opened the first primary school in Malek. This school produced the first indigenous Anglican bishop to be consecrated in Dinkaland, His lordship Daniel Deng Atong, followed the Nikonora Achiek Deng Ariir. John Aruor became the first legend to be baptized in 1916 in Bor.
Bor became an administrative centre under the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1899 -1956) for the Dinka people. Bor is the birthplace of the Second Sudanese Civil War. Kerubino Kuanyin, an officer in the Sudanese Army led a revolt in the town of Bor, in 1983, leading to the birth of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement and Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLM/SPLA). That event eventually culminated into the independence of South Sudan on 9 July 2011.
In 2006 the population of the town of Bor was estimated at about 26,800.[2]
Kenya Commercial Bank (South Sudan) maintains a branch in Bor.[3]
The John Garang Memorial University of Science and Technology, one of the seven public universities in the country, is located in Bor. The university is named after John Garang de Mabior (June 23, 1945 – July 30, 2005). Garang is considered the founder of the modern South Sudan having led the South Sudanese movement Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement in the quest for freedom and reformation of Sudan. He signed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005, an event which culminated in the independence of South Sudan in 2011. Garang died in Helicopter crash in 2005, 21 days following his swearing in as first Vice President of Sudan and President of the Autonomous South Sudan. The John Garang Memorial University of Science and Technology was founded by the former governor of Jonglei State, Mr. Philip Thon Leek.
Bor is also served by Bor Airport, in addition to river traffic on the White Nile and three major roads that lead out of town.
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