Kapoeta North County

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Kapoeta North County
County
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Kapoeta North County
Location in South Sudan
Coordinates: 4°53′43″N33°31′16″E / 4.895309°N 33.521025°E / 4.895309; 33.521025
CountryFlag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
Region Equatoria
State Eastern Equatoria
Headquarters Riwoto
Area
 • Total5,732 km2 (2,213 sq mi)
Population
 (2017 estimate [1] )
 • Total158,889
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (CAT)

Kapoeta North County is an administrative division of Eastern Equatoria. [2] The principal settlement is Riwoto and the largest ethnic group are the Toposa people. The county emblem is an elephant. [3]

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Eastern Equatoria

Government facilities

Kapoeta North is part of Greater Kapoeta, and was part of Kapoeta County. After it was split off, in 2006 Kapoeta North County did not have an office building, and the administration was literally operating from under a tree. [4] In March 2011 the United Nations Office for Project Services was inviting bids for construction of a prison complex in Kapoeta North County. [5] In April 2011 the county was hit by a heavy rain and wind storm that caused extensive destruction. The primary and secondary schools, the police station, and about 60 houses were destroyed. [6]

Water and health

The county had limited water supplies, and after many years of civil war about 40% of the water points were not functioning. As a result, diseases due to drinking unsafe water were common, including guinea worm disease, scabies, eye infections and diarrhoea. The situation has improved with assistance from NGOs and international aid organizations. However, at least 90% of the population still have no access to latrines and instead use the bush. [4]

In May 2009 elders and women in Riwoto held a two-day peaceful demonstration after their three boreholes had broken down almost a month before. The acting county commissioner Tito Abbas Lomoro said his office, working with the Carter Center, had commissioned urgent repairs. However, the repair technicians needed money and materials from the state government to do the work. [7] In October 2010 it was reported that the Association for Aid and Relief, Japan had built two Urban Water Systems in Kapoeta North capable of supplying safe drinking water to more than 20,000 people daily. [8]

By 2009 there were less than 5,000 cases of dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) in the world, most in Eastern Equatoria state, and there were good prospects of completely eradicating the disease. The Guinea worm case containment center in Kapoeta North, operated by the Southern Sudan Guinea Worm Eradication Program assisted by the Carter Center, plays a central role in achieving this goal. [9] Between January and March 2011 194 cases of dracunculiasis were reported from 93 villages and six counties in South Sudan. Of these, 43 were from Kapoeta North. [10]

Miscellaneous

In June 2009 the Norwegian Peoples Aid organization donated 66,000 Sudanese Pounds to six farmers groups from the Lomeyan, Lokwamor, Paringa, Najie, Korkomuge and Chumakori payams. The money was to be used to buy seeds and agricultural tools, and to cover other expenses. [11] In the February 2011 referendum on becoming independent of Sudan, 99.93% of the 46,741 voters in Kapoeta North voted in favor. [12]

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  3. ↑ Owen Bosco (30 June 2011). "EES Torit: Gen. Joseph Lagu Urged, 1955 Torit Uprise To Be Honored". Sosa News. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  4. 1 2 Joyce Sebit, Rose Lidonde and Katia Leber. "HUMBLE BEGINNINGS AND EXEMPLARY WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE SERVICES: A STORY OF KAPOETA NORTH COUNTY, SOUTH SUDAN" (PDF). SNV Netherlands. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  5. ↑ "Construction of Prison Complex in Kapoeta North County, Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan". United Nations Office for Project Services - UNOPS. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  6. ↑ "HEAVY STORM INJURES TWO POLICE OFFICERS, DESTROYS PROPERTY IN KAPOETA". Sudan Catholic Radio Network. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  7. ↑ Peter Lokale Nakimangole (10 May 2009). "Residents Protest Over Water Shortages In Kapoeta North County, Eastern Equatoria State". Gurtong. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  8. ↑ "Supplying Safe Water to Communities through Urban Water System" (PDF). Association for Aid and Relief, Japan. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  9. ↑ "Young Patient Exhibits Bravery Beyond His Years in Unusual Guinea Worm Case". The Carter Center. Aug 17, 2009. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
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  11. ↑ Peter Lokale Nakimangole (13 June 2009). "Farmers' Groups In Kapoeta North County Receive Agriculture Funds". Gurtong. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  12. ↑ "Southern Sudan Referendum Final Results" (PDF). Southern Sudan Referendum Commission. 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
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