Lado, South Sudan

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Lado
Location in South Sudan
Coordinates: 5°2′2″N31°41′7″E / 5.03389°N 31.68528°E / 5.03389; 31.68528 Coordinates: 5°2′2″N31°41′7″E / 5.03389°N 31.68528°E / 5.03389; 31.68528
CountryFlag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
State Central Equatoria
County Juba County
Time zone UTC+2 (CAT)

Lado is a small settlement in Central Equatoria in South Sudan, on the west bank of the White Nile. It is situated north of the modern-day city of Juba.

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]

Map of the Lado Enclave showing the location of Lado on the west bank of the White Nile Africa 1909, Edward Hertslet (Lado enclave, detail).jpg
Map of the Lado Enclave showing the location of Lado on the west bank of the White Nile
Map showing Lado halfway between Gondokoro and Mongalla Hunting and hunted in the Belgian Congo (1914) (14770055691).jpg
Map showing Lado halfway between Gondokoro and Mongalla

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