Twic East | |
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 Twic East County on a map of South Sudan, displayed in red | |
| Country | South Sudan |
| State | Jonglei |
| Headquarters | Panyagor |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Twic East County, or simply Twic East, is a county located in Jonglei State, South Sudan. Its headquarters were located at Panyagor. [1] [note 1] In May 2016, Twic East County was divided into Twic North County, Kongor County, Twic Center County, and Twic South County. [2]
The area encompassed by the former county of Twic East was former colonial Twi Dinka district. [3]
Twic East County was home to the Twic community and it was nicknamed after a founding ancestor named Atwï or Atwïc Ariɛm [Pronounce: Twïny Ariɛm]. According to the Twic origin myth, their ancestors came from Patunduu' or Patundur, which lay to the west of Paliau, where Atwic and his brother, Yieu, lived. They had a falling out, and Atwic left his brother in Patunduu'. After Atwic's departure, Patundur suffered an eight-year drought, which only ended when Yiëu asked his brother to return. When Atwic returned so did the rains, earning him the chieftainship. [4] [note 2]
Similar to other places in South Sudan, Twic East receives humanitarian aid due to droughts that stop agriculture. [5] Food supplies have been targeted by raiders, such as one raid on trucks from the World Food Programme, which resulted in a loss of seven metric tonnes of food. [6]
Twi Dinka was District during British times like other communities of Dinkas. [7]
According to the Fifth Population and Housing Census of Sudan, conducted in April 2008, Twic East County had a combined population of 85,349 people, composed of 44,039 male and 41,310 female residents. [8] [note 3]
The Dinka people are a Nilotic ethnic group native to South Sudan. The Dinka mostly live along the Nile, from Bor to Renk, in the region of Bahr el Ghazal, Upper Nile, and the Abyei Area of the Ngok Dinka in South Sudan.
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