Akobo County

Akobo County
County
Country South Sudan
State Jonglei
Headquarters Akobo
Population (2008)
 • Total 136,210

Akobo County is a county in South Sudan.

Location

The county is located in Jonglei State, in eastern South Sudan, bordering the country of Ethiopia. The county headquarters at Akobo are located approximately 450 kilometres (280 mi), by road, northeast of Juba, the capital and largest city in the country.[1] The coordinates of Akobo County are:Latitude:7.8000; Longitude:33.0000.

Overview

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. Due to the insecurity associated with military conflict between Sudan and South Sudan, some of the inhabitants of the county have sought refuge in neighboring Ethiopia. Some of those refugees are expected to return following the independence of South Sudan in July 2011.[2]

In 2010, a nutrition survey of young children was carried out by Medair and Save the Children in Southern Sudan (SCiSS). The study found high rates of acute malnutrition and poor child health indicators. These poor indicators included: high percentage of diarrhoea cases among the population, low measles immunity and low levels of vitamin A among the population. The rates of Global Acute Malnutrition were above the World Health Organization (WHO) crisis level but death rates were below WHO emergency levels. The researchers concluded that may be the feeding programme started in 2009 was enough to prevent some deaths, or that the more vulnerable died during the civil strife of 2009.[3]

Population

According to the 2008 South Sudanese census, the population of Akobo County was estimated at 136,210.[4] Of these, 60,896 (44.7%) were female and 75,314 (55.3%) were male.


See also

References

  1. ↑ Map Showing Juba And Akobo With Distance Marker
  2. ↑ Profile of the Counties of Jonglei State
  3. ↑ Malnutrition In Akobo County
  4. ↑ 2008 South Sudanese Population By County

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Coordinates: 07°56′N 33°00′E / 7.933°N 33.000°E / 7.933; 33.000

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