Yirol County | |
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Country | South Sudan |
State | Lakes State |
Area | |
• Total | 1,873 sq mi (4,851 km2) |
Population (2017 estimate [1] ) | |
• Total | 155,870 |
• Density | 83/sq mi (32/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Yirol West County is an administrative area in Lakes State, South Sudan. [2] [3] it is one the eight counties of Lakes State.Yirol West County border Yirol East County to the east, Awerial County to the south, Terekeka county and Mvolo County to the South west and Rumbek East County to the west.
There are seven payams in Yirol County.
The district's yearly temperature is 32.05°C (89.69°F) and it is 2.55% higher than South Sudan's averages. Yirol typically receives about 97.39 millimeters (3.83 inches) of precipitation and has 128.95 rainy days (35.33% of the time) annually. [4]
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