Awerial is a County in
Lakes State, central
South Sudan
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The County made headlines in December 2013 when it received over 70,000
internally displaced people
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fleeing fighting in nearby
Bor .
The town is also the
seat
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of an
Anglican
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Bishopric
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History
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Populated places in Lakes (state)
Counties of South Sudan
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Awerial county is border Terekeka county of central equatoria state to the south, Bor South of Jonglei state to east, yirol east county to the north, yirol west county to the north west.