Mathiang is a boma in Baidit payam, Bor West 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 s ...

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, about 30 kilometers north of

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. The village is located at the southern extent of the

sudd The Sudd (, Nuer: Baki̱ec, Dinka: Toc) is a vast swamp in South Sudan, formed by the White Nile's '' Baḥr al-Jabal'' section. The Arabic word ' is derived from ' (), meaning "barrier" or "obstruction". The term "the sudd" has come to ref ...

, South Sudan's central wetlands, on the east side of the Bahr al Jabal River.

Demographics

According to the ''Fifth Population and Housing Census of Sudan'', conducted in April 2008, Mathiang boma had a population of 8,949 people, composed of 4,469 male and 4,480 female residents.In 2008, at the time of the census, Mathiang 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 world#Modern political, Western political institutions ...

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{{SouthSudan-geo-stub Populated places in Jonglei State