Kapoeta South County is an administrative region in

Eastern Equatoria State Eastern Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 73,472 km². The capital is Torit. On October 1, 1972, the state was divided into Imatong and Namorunyang states and was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 Februa ...

. The county logo is a ram with horns and slightly bent tail. The county includes the Kapoeta Town, Machi and Namorunyang ''Payams''. During the

Second Sudanese Civil War The Second Sudanese Civil War was a conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army. It was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. Although it originated ...

(1983-2005) the

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laid a Barrier Minefield around the town of Kapoeta. In a ceremony in July 2007 the

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(MAG) declared a section of this land in area free of mines and available for farming. MAG planned to continue mine clearance to provide access to grazing land and room for settlements. Eastern Equatoria map

The town and county are served by

Kapoeta Airport Kapoeta Airport is an airport serving Kapoeta in South Sudan. Location Kapoeta Airport is located in '' Kapoeta South County'' in Namorunyang State, in the town of Kapoeta, near the International borders with Kenya and Uganda. The airport is loc ...

, a small single-runway facility. The Kapoeta Mission Hospital in Longeleya ''Payam'' was established immediately after the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) took control in June 2002. The hospital has an estimated catchment population of 490,000, growing fast with the influx of returnees and IDPs (

Internally Displaced People An internally displaced person (IDP) is someone who is forced to leave their home but who remains within their country's borders. They are often referred to as refugees, although they do not fall within the legal definitions of a refugee. ...

) and other attracted to the town for work or trade. In June 2008 the Ambassador of the

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officially opened the office of the SNV ( Netherlands Development Organization) in a ceremony attended by State Governor Brigadier General

Aloisio Ojetuk Emor Aloisio Emor Ojetuk was governor of Eastern Equatoria State of South Sudan from 2005 to 2010. In September 2006, Ojetuk said that the remnants of the former Equatoria Defence Forces (EDF) were being supplied with ammunition by the Sudanese Armed ...

. SNV is dedicated to improving the capabilities of local government. On 4 February 2011 the U.S. Consul General in

Juba Juba () 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. It is the world's newest capital city to be elevated as such, and had a population ...

and Eastern Equatoria state Governor

Louis Lobong Lojore Louis Lobong Lojore is a South Sudanese Politician and a military governor in the rank of brigadier general in the South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF) and the current governor of Eastern Equatoria State in South Sudan. He was the governor o ...

formally opened an 894-kilowatt power plant in Kapoeta, built using funding from

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References

{{Eastern Equatoria Counties of Eastern Equatoria