Maiwut County

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Maiwut
County
Maiwut County location map.svg
Location in South Sudan
Country South Sudan
Region Greater Upper Nile
State Upper Nile State
Area
 • Total
3,689 km2 (1,424 sq mi)
Population
 (2024 estimate [1] )
 • Total
550,000+
Time zone UTC+2 (CAT)

Maiwut County is an administrative area of Upper Nile State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan. [2] It borders Nasir County to its west, Longechuk County to its north and Ethiopia to its east and south. [3]

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In the South Sudanese independence referendum, Maiwut County made a historic milestone with all of its registered population voting 100% for Separation of the southern Sudan. [4]

The payam administrator of Maiwut County is Thing Stephan Reat. [5]

Society

The people there are faced with the issues of lack of education, lack of youth job oppertunities, petty crime, gang violence, bad access to roads, the rising cost of commodities, needing to heal from trauma and the lack of health facilities for women and children. [5]

The primary mode of communication are though mobile phones.

Climate Change

The Greater Region of the Sobat River has experienced unprecedented levels of flooding displacing the county's population. [6] Extreme measures have been put in place throughout the entire South Sudan, Greater Upper Nile Region and Upper Nile State to combat extreme flooding.


References

  1. ↑ "South Sudan: States and counties". www.radiotamazuj.org. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  2. ↑ "Referendum results: Upper Nile". Southern Sudan Referendum 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
  3. ↑ Elamin, Sarra. "Maiwut County, Upper Nile State". Conflict Sensitivity Resource Facility. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Maiwut County, Upper Nile state has voted 100% for secession - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". www.sudantribune.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-15.
  5. 1 2 Surwumwe, Ines (20 March 2024). "Access to healthcare vital for women's protection say Maiwut communities". UNMISS. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Maiwut County, Upper Nile state". www.radiotamazuj.org. Retrieved August 7, 2024.


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