Bor County
Bor
CountrySouth Sudan
CountyBor
HeadquartersBor
Area
 • Total13,932 km2 (5,379 sq mi)
Population
 (2017 estimate[1])
 • Total305,328
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

Bor is a city and county in the central region of South Sudan.[2]

History

By 1906, Bor District was a part of Mongalla Province, but later transferred to Upper Nile Province.[3] In 1909–1910, people started settling along the northern border of the Bor-Duk districts, with the aim of separating the Nuer and Dinka communities, who had formerly intermingled.[3] It is bordered by Twic East and Duk counties to the north, Lake State to the west, Pibor to the east, Central and Eastern Equatoria States, to the south.[4][5][6][7]

Payams

A Payam is a mid-level administrative unit within counties that have a minimum population of 25,000 people.[8]

In 2016 Bor County was sub-divided into Bor Payam and five separate counties, each containing a single payam. These division were Bor County (Kolnyang Payam), Bor East County (Anyidi Payam), Bor Central County (Makuach Payam), Bor West County (Baidit Payam), and Bor North County (Jalle Payam).[9]

Bor County itself comprises five Payams, namely: Kolnyang, Anyidi, Makuach, Baidit and Jalle.

References

  1. ^ "South Sudan: States and counties". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  2. ^ Willis, Charles Armine (1995). Johnson, Douglas H. (ed.). The Upper Nile Province handbook: a report on peoples and government in the Southern Sudan, 1931. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0197261469.
  3. ^ a b Johnson, Douglas H. (1982). "Tribal Boundaries and Border Wars: Nuer–Dinka Relations in the Sobat and Zaraf Valleys, c. 1860–1976". The Journal of African History. 23 (2): 183. doi:10.1017/S0021853700020521.
  4. ^ Winrock International & United Nations Development Program (UNDP) (2011). Annex IV BRIDGE Winrock Q1 Report FY 2012 – Bor County Profile (PDF) (Report). USAID.
  5. ^ Sudan (1912). Reports on the Finance, Administration, and Condition of the Sudan. F. Nimr.
  6. ^ "Captain J. Liddell's Journeys in the White Nile Region". The Geographical Journal. 24 (6): 651–655. 1904. doi:10.2307/1776256. ISSN 0016-7398.
  7. ^ Michael, Vuziga (2017-11-12). "Baidit Payam of Bor County". Starview publication.com. p. 32.
  8. ^ Allan, Tony (2012). Handbook of land and water grabs in Africa: foreign direct investment and food and water security. Routledge. p. 451. ISBN 1857436695.
  9. ^ Mading, Juuk Othana (3 May 2016). "Governor Establishes Additional Counties In Jonglei". Gurtong. Bor, South Sudan. Retrieved 12 June 2017.


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