Aroyo | |
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Town | |
  Aroyo Location within South Sudan | |
| Coordinates: 8°40′01″N26°51′16″E / 8.6669°N 26.8545°E | |
| Country |  South Sudan |
| Region | Bahr el Ghazal |
| Region | Northern Bahr el Ghazal |
| County | Aweil Center County |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
Aroyo is a town in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan.
Aroyo is located on the east bank of the Chel River, to the south of Marial Bai. There was a small airport just north of the town. [1] In January 2012 it was reported that 64 kilometres (40 mi) of road had been completed between Aweil to the east and Aroyo. The project lasted from February to December 2011. [2] In August 2016 some parts of the road from Aweil to Aroyo had been washed away by the rains. [3] Another road led to the B41 to the south. The B41 runs between Wau and Deim Zubeir. [1]
On 10 July 2014 a group of soldiers who had deserted laid siege to the compound of the African Kongdai construction company between Aroyo and Awoda. They looted food and medicine from the clinics. The affected communities took refuge near government buildings. [4] The soldiers looted food and other household items from the compound and from villages around Aroyo and Awoda, loading what they had taken into a stolen vehicle. The displaced people, numbering 270 households, made temporary settlements in land provided by the local government in Aroyo centre. Some are unable to return to their homes due to flooding and concerns that other rebel groups were coming and might attack them. They planned to stay until the end of the rainy season in November / December. [5] Concerns included malaria and diarrhoea, lack of staff, food and plastic sheets to cover the temporary grass shelters, and poor latrines. [6]
Aroyo was part of Aweil Center County, but in 2015 became the headquarter of Aroyo County in the new Aweil State. In August 2016 it was reported that the Commissioner of Arroyo County had no vehicle. The 2015 presidential decree that had divided up the states and counties in South Sudan had left many of the local governments without budgets and equipment. Some had no offices or vehicles. [3]
In January 2017 Aroyo County received a shipment of 3-months supply of medicines from the health ministry in Juba. River blindness continued to be a concern, and had not been controlled by the state authorities or health non-governmental organizations. [7]
Lakes State is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 43,595.08 km2. Rumbek is the capital of the state. Lakes is in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan, in addition to Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Western Bahr el Ghazal, and Warrap states. Bahr el Ghazal itself was a former province which was split from the Anglo-Egyptian mudiriyat, or province of Equatoria in 1948. The eastern border was the White Nile with Jonglei State on the opposite bank. To the northeast lied the Unity State. Other borders included Warrap State towards the northwest, Western Equatoria to the south and west, and Central Equatoria to the south.
Northern Bahr el Ghazal(Arabic: ولاية شمال بحر الغزال) is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 30,543 km2 and is part of the Bahr el Ghazal region. It borders East Darfur in Sudan to the north, Western Bahr el Ghazal to the west and south, and Warrap and the disputed region of Abyei to the east. Aweil is the capital of the state.
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Aweil is a city in South Sudan and the capital of the Northern Bahr el Ghazal.
Raga is a town in South Sudan.
Aweil East County is a county in South Sudan.
Aweil West County is an administrative area in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan.
University of Northern Bahr el Ghazal (UNBEG) is a university in South Sudan.
University of Bahr El-Ghazal (UBG) is a university in South Sudan located in Wau, the capital of Western Bahr El Ghazal State.
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Aweil East also known as Abiem, was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It had an estimated population of 571,728 people and an area of 6,172.23 KM square. It was located in northern-western South Sudan. Its capital and largest city was Wanyjok. The state is located in the Bahr el Ghazal region and it bordered Twic State and Gogrial State to the east, Aweil State to the south, Lol State to the west, the disputed Abyei State region to the northeast, and Sudan to the north.
The Lol State was a state of South Sudan with the capital in Raga, that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Bahr el Ghazal region, which is in the northwest section of the country. Lol state bordered Haut-Mbomou and Haute-Kotto in the Central African Republic to the west, South Darfur and East Darfur in Sudan to the north, the disputed region of Kafia Kingi to the northwest, Aweil East State to the northeast, Aweil State to the east, Gbudwe State to the south, and Wau State to the southeast. The state was created alongside 27 other states after a decree issuing the creation of 28 states took place. It was dissolved at the conclusion of the South Sudanese Civil War.
Wau State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Bahr el Ghazal region, and was part of the former state of Western Bahr el Ghazal. Wau State bordered Aweil State, Gbudwe State, Gogrial State, Lol State, and Tonj State.
Armed clashes took in Wau State from late June 2016 to January 2019 between the Dinka-dominated Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and local opposition forces, consisting of tribal Fertit militias as well as fighters claiming allegiance to Riek Machar. It is unclear to what extent these rebels were actually part of the SPLM-IO or acting independently while using the SPLM-IO's name. The clashes resulted in the arrest of the state's governor, Elias Waya Nyipuoc, widespread death and destruction in the state capital, Wau town, and the displacement of up to 150,000 people.
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Awoda is a village in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan.
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