Boma Plateau

Last updated March 15, 2019

The Boma Plateau is a region in the east of South Sudan, located in the Jonglei and Eastern Equatoria provinces. It is inhabited by the Anuak, Murle and Toposa peoples. It contains important wetlands for birdlife in the region. Wildlife is threatened by overgrazing by cattle, and by overhunting by local tribes with firearms.^[1]

South Sudan, officially known as the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa. The country gained its independence from the Republic of the Sudan in 2011, making it the newest country with widespread recognition. Its capital and largest city is Juba.

Eastern Equatoria is one of the ten states of South Sudan. It has an area of 73,472 km². The capital is Torit.

The Anuak, also known as the Anyuak, Anywaa Anywaa and Anywaa, are a Luo Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting parts of East Africa. The Anuak belong to the larger Luo family group. Their language is referred to as Dha-anywaa. They are primarily found in villages situated along the banks and rivers of southeastern South Sudan as well as southwestern Ethiopia, especially the Gambela Region. Group members number between 200,000 and 300,000 people worldwide.

Within it, Boma National Park (2,280,000 ha) was established in 1977.^[1]

Boma National Park is a protected area in eastern South Sudan near the Ethiopian border. It was established in 1977 and covers 22,800 km² (8,800 sq mi) of grasslands and floodplains.

The Boma Plateau is also one of the few places in the world where wild Coffea arabica grows.^[2]

Coffea arabica, also known as the Arabian coffee, "coffee shrub of Arabia", "mountain coffee", or "arabica coffee", is a species of Coffea. Indigenous to Yemen, it is believed to be the first species of coffee to be cultivated, and is the dominant cultivar, representing some 60% of global production. Coffee produced from the less acidic, more bitter, and more highly caffeinated robusta bean makes up the preponderance of the remaining balance.

It is contiguous with the Ethiopian Highlands.

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References

1 2 "Important Bird Area factsheet: Boma, Sudan". BirdLife IBA Factsheets. Birdlife International. 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
↑ Charrier A, Berthaud J (1985). "Botanical Classification of Coffee". In Clifford MH, Wilson KC. Coffee: Botany, Biochemistry and Production of Beans and Beverage. Westport, Connecticut: AVI Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 0-7099-0787-7.

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[birdlife-1] 1 2 "Important Bird Area factsheet: Boma, Sudan". BirdLife IBA Factsheets. Birdlife International. 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2010.

[2] Charrier A, Berthaud J (1985). "Botanical Classification of Coffee". In Clifford MH, Wilson KC. Coffee: Botany, Biochemistry and Production of Beans and Beverage. Westport, Connecticut: AVI Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 0-7099-0787-7.