Awerial is a County in
Lakes State
Lakes is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 43,595.08 km2. Rumbek is the capital of the state. Lakes is in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan, in addition to Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Western Bahr el Ghazal, and Warrap states ...
, central
South Sudan
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.
The County made headlines in December 2013 when it received over 70,000
internally displaced people
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fleeing fighting in nearby
Bor .
The town is also the
seat
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of an
Anglican
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Bishopric
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History
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.
Awerial county is bordering
Terekeka County
Terekeka County is an administrative division of Central Equatoria in South Sudan. It is the capital of surrounding Mundari and Boma counties. It lies on both the east and west bank of the White Nile north of Juba
The word "Terekeka" is a combinati ...
of Central Equatoria State to the South,
Bor County
Bor County is a county of Jonglei State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan.
History
By 1906, Bor District was a part of Mongalla Province, but later transferred to Upper Nile Province. In 1909–1910, people started settling a ...
of Jonglei State to the East,
Yirol East County
Yirol East County is a county in Lakes State, South Sudan. The county borders Panyijar County in the North, Rumbek East County in the North west, Yirol West County in the west, Awerial County in the south, Bor South County in the south east ...
to the North,
Yirol West County
Yirol West County is an administrative area in Lakes State, South Sudan. it is one the eight counties of Lakes State. Yirol West County border Yirol East County
Yirol East County is a county in Lakes State, South Sudan. The county borders Pa ...
to the North West.
Climate of Awerial
The County made headlines in December 2013 when it received over 70,000
internally displaced people
An internally displaced person (IDP) is someone who is forced to leave their home but who remains within their country's borders. They are often referred to as refugees, although they do not fall within the legal definitions of a refugee.
I ...
fleeing fighting in nearby
Bor .
The town is also the
seat
A seat is a place to sit. The term may encompass additional features, such as back, armrest, head restraint but may also refer to concentrations of power in a wider sense (i.e " seat (legal entity)"). See disambiguation.
Types of seat
The ...
of an
Anglican
Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the ...
Bishopric
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
.
Awerial county is bordering Terekeka county of Central Equatoria State to the South, Bor South County of Jonglei State to the East, Yirol East County to the North, Yirol West County to the North West.
Reference
External links
Counties of Lakes State
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