Akayiech is a
boma in
Baidit payam, Bor West County,
Jonglei
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South Sudan
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, about 30 kilometers north of
Bor. The village is located at the southern extent of the
sudd
The Sudd (' or ', Dinka language, Dinka: Toc) is a vast swamp in South Sudan, formed by the White Nile's ''Mountain Nile, Baḥr al-Jabal'' section. The Arabic language, Arabic word ' is derived from ' (), meaning "barrier" or "obstruction". The ...
, South Sudan's central wetlands, near to the east bank of the
Bahr al Jabal River.
Demographics
According to the ''Fifth Population and Housing Census of Sudan'', conducted in April 2008, Akayiech
boma had a population of 5,946 people, composed of 3,225 male and 2,721 female residents.
[In 2008, at the time of the census, Akayiech 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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References
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Populated places in Jonglei State