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Juba, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in the 1930s. Juba (/ ˈ dʒ uː b ə /) [2] is the capital and largest city of South Sudan.The city is situated on the White Nile and also serves as the capital of the Central Equatoria State.
Its population according to the 2008 census conducted by Sudan, prior to South Sudanese independence, was 372,413. [ 3 ] The current commissioner for Juba County is Charles Joseph Wani. [ 4 ]
South Sudan has a population of 12.7 million. Juba is the capital and largest city. [8] Sudan was occupied by Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty and governed as an Anglo-Egyptian condominium until Sudanese independence in 1956. Following the First Sudanese Civil War, the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region was formed in 1972 and lasted until 1983.
The population estimates for cities in South Sudan are for 2010, except where otherwise indicated. The references from which the estimated populations are sourced are listed in each article for the cities where the population estimates are given. This list is not comprehensive. [clarification needed]
Jubek State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. [3] It contained the national capital, Juba , which is also the largest city in South Sudan. The state bordered include Yei River county to the southwest, Amadi county to the west, Terekeka county to the north, and Imatong county to the east.
South Sudan broke away from Sudan to form an independent country in 2011 after a long-running civil war, but more recently, growing numbers of Sudanese people are fleeing into South Sudan to ...
JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan authorities have lifted the temporary ban on Facebook and TikTok, which was imposed last week following the circulation of videos depicting the alleged killings of ...
Later the British colonized the area as a part of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. With a population in South Sudan of just over 381,000, the Shilluk represent the country's 5th largest ethnic group. [14] The city of Kodok (formerly Fashoda) serves as the mediating city for the Shilluk King. It is a place where ceremonies and the coronation of each new ...