Cuei-keer (often spelled ''Chuei keer'') is a
boma in
Kolnyang payam, Bor South County,
Jonglei
Jonglei State is a state of South Sudan with Bor as its centre of government and the biggest city. Jonglei state comprises nine counties: Bor, Akobo, Ayod, Uror, Duk, Nyirol, Pigi, Twic East, and Fangak. Jonglei State is the largest sta ...
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South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...
. It is located about 40 kilometers southeast of
Bor, and serves as the county headquarters for Bor South County. Cuei-keer figures in a popular saying as the southernmost boma of
Greater Bor, which runs "from Cuei-keer to Cuei-thon."
Demographics
According to the ''Fifth Population and Housing Census of Sudan'', conducted in April 2008, Cuei-keer
boma had a population of 6,804 people, composed of 3,989 male and 2,815 female residents.
[The census table spells Cuei-keer with a "Ch" as ''Chuei-keer''. In 2008, at the time of the census, Cuei-keer was located in Bor South County. The data collected during the ''Fifth Population and Housing Census of Sudan'' were to be the primary source of information for decisions about the number and demarcation of electoral constituencies and administrative boundaries in what was then southern Sudan. South Sudanese officials rejected census results for southern Sudan. See Also, see ]Demographics of South Sudan
South Sudan is home to around 60 indigenous ethnic groups and 80 linguistic partitions among a population of around million. Historically, most ethnic groups were lacking in formal Western political institutions, with land held by the communit ...
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Populated places in Jonglei State