Mareng is a
boma in
Anyidi payam, Bor East County,
Jonglei
Jonglei State is a state of South Sudan with Bor as its centre of government and the biggest city. Jonglei state comprises nine counties: Bor, Akobo, Ayod, Uror, Duk, Nyirol, Pigi, Twic East, and Fangak. Jonglei State is the largest s ...
State
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,
South Sudan
South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...
, about 25 kilometers east of
Bor.
Demographics
According to the ''Fifth Population and Housing Census of Sudan'', conducted in April 2008, Mareng
boma had a population of 10,606 people, composed of 5,560 male and 5,046 female residents.
[In 2008, at the time of the census, Mareng 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.]
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References
Populated places in Jonglei State
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