Lado, South Sudan

Lado
Lado Location in South Sudan
Coordinates: 5°2′2″N 31°41′7″E / 5.03389°N 31.68528°E / 5.03389; 31.68528Coordinates: 5°2′2″N 31°41′7″E / 5.03389°N 31.68528°E / 5.03389; 31.68528
Country	South Sudan
State	Central Equatoria

Lado is a settlement in Central Equatoria State in South Sudan, on the west bank of the White Nile.

When General Gordon was appointed governor of the Egyptian territory of Equatoria in 1874, he moved his capital from Gondokoro to Lado, which had a healthier climate.^[1] In 1878 Emin Pasha was appointed Bey of Equatoria, then nominally under Egyptian control, with his base at Lado.^[2] At one point the settlement was capital of the Lado Enclave.^[3] Travelling through Africa, Russian explorer Wilhelm Junker stayed in Lado in 1884, and wrote complimentarily of its brick buildings and neat streets.^[4]

References

Sources

• Middleton, J. (1971) "Colonial rule among the Lugbara" in Colonialism in Africa, 1870-1960, vol. 3., (ed. Turner, V.), Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. ISBN 0521 07844 x.

Central Equatoria State capital: Juba Counties Juba Lainya Morobo Terekeka Yei Populated places Dimo Gemaiza Gondokoro Juba Kago Kaju Kajo Keji Kaya Lado Liria Mongalla Muni Rejaf Rejong Rokon Tali Terekeka Tindilo Tombek Yei Universities Catholic University of South Sudan St. Mary's University in Juba The Bridge University University of Juba Airports Juba Airport Kago Kaju Airport Yei Airport Other Bandingilo National Park Juba Stadium