Terekeka

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Terekeka
Location in South Sudan
Coordinates: 5°26′56″N31°45′09″E / 5.448926°N 31.752398°E / 5.448926; 31.752398
Country South Sudan
State Central Equatoria
County Terekeka County
Time zone UTC+2 (CAT)
Climate Aw

Terekeka is a community in Central Equatoria, South Sudan. It is the headquarters of Terekeka County. [1]

Terekeka town lies on the western bank of the Nile, 53 miles north of Juba town. [2] It is almost the capital of the Mundari people also known as the Mondari or Mandari.

Terekeka is the birthplace of Clement Wani Konga, who was governor of Central Equatoria state from 2004 to 2015. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Full list of Kiir's proposed new 28 states in S Sudan Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Radio Tamazuj
  2. "Terekeka County" (PDF). UN Sudan IG. September 2005. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  3. Kuyok Abol Kuyok (2015), South Sudan: The Notable Firsts, AuthorHouse, retrieved 2023-10-02
  4. "Former governor Wani Konga speaks out", Radio Tamazuj, 27 August 2015, retrieved 2023-10-02