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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]
Kongor is a community in the Kongor Payam of the Twic East County of Jonglei State, in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan. Twic east is in Dinka territory. [1] The village is to the east of the White Nile and about 80 miles (130 km) north of Bor. The area is subject to flood and drought depending on the season.
Kuron peace village is an intentional community founded by emeritus bishop Paride Taban in Kuron, South Sudan, in 2005. [1] It is situated in Kapoeta East County, Namorunyang State, on the southeast border of South Sudan, [2] roughly 190 km from Narus and 75 km from Boma.
A boma is a lowest-level administrative division, below payams, in South Sudan. Equivalent fifth-level divisions elsewhere are described as village, block or ward. [1] As of 2009, South Sudan's 514 payams have an average of 4.2 bomas each. [2] Bomas vary in size and typically contain many individual villages. [3]
The Lord's Resistance Army continued activity in and around the area, attacking the impoverished refugees in camps in north Uganda and South Sudan, including Pajok. A report of September 2005 said that refugees were starting to return, with 1,000 out of a population of 5,000 in Pajok targeted for assistance.
Wau Shilluk is a village of 50,000 located in the Upper Nile state of South Sudan. Many who reside in Wau Shilluk are IDPs in need of refuge due to the recent civil war which has ravaged much of the land. Living conditions in the town are grim. Many of the residents live in small tents constructed from tarps.
According to the Fifth Population and Housing Census of Sudan, conducted in April 2008, Kuron boma had a population of 1,857 people, composed of 1,202 male and 655 female residents. [ 2 ] [ note 1 ] Kuron peace village
The village is part of the great Omiaha Kingdom of the Lopit tribe, which also includes Atarangi, Ibahure, Imuluha, Ibele, Ohilang, and Hidonge Malangit. C.G. Seligman a pioneer in British anthropology in their field trips to the Sudan in 1922 visited the Lomia rain-kingdom.