Mareng is a
boma in
Anyidi payam, Bor East County,
Jonglei
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South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...
, 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
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
Populated places in Jonglei State
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