Yambio is a City in
South Sudan
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.
Location
The City is located in Yambio County,
Western Equatoria State
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, in southwestern
South Sudan
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, close to the
border
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with the
Democratic Republic of Congo
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. Its location lies approximately , by road, west of
Juba Capital City of South Sudan.
Overview
Yambio is the headquarters of ''Yambio County'', in which it lies. It is also the largest City of
Western Equatoria State
Western Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of . Its capital is Yambio. The state was divided into counties, each headed by a County Commissioner. Western Equatoria seceded from Sudan as part of the Republic of South Sudan on ...
, one of the 10
states that constitute the
Republic of South Sudan
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. Following the attainment of
independence
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by South Sudan in 2011, the main current concerns in Yambio include the following:
* Resettlement of new South Sudanese returnees especially from the
Republic of Sudan
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, but also from other countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, and Uganda.
* Security enhancement against the marauding
Ugandan
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rebels known as the
Lord's Resistance Army
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(LRA), who have terrorized the region for the past decade or so.
* Ensuring that the old residents and new returnees have enough food, now and in the future.
Population and demographics
Yambio and the surrounding communities are the ancestral home of the
Azande ethnic group, who also inhabit in neighboring countries of The
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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and The
Central African Republic
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. Apart from the Azande other tribes that stays in Yambio county include the
balanda, Mundu and some few
morokodo.
In 1983, the population of Yambio was estimated at approximately 24,900, during the
Sudan
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ese national census conducted that year. In 2010, it was estimated that the town's population had risen to about 31,700 people. In 2011, another source estimated the population of the town at about 45,400.
The table below summarizes the population trends of the town, from all sources, for the last thirty (30) years. See table below:
Transportation
The main major High-way that passes through The City of Yambio is High-way A44-NW northbound to Town of
Ri Rangu, while A44-W leads to
Nzara
Nzara is a town in Western Equatoria State. It lies to the northwest of Yambio by road, and is 25 km (15m) from the border with the DR Congo.
Nzara was industrial center of the Azande Scheme also known as, Equatoria Project Scheme during ...
and to the Town of
Ezo
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at the border with the
Central African Republic
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and to the Town of
Tambura. Highway A44-E joins Highway A43 which goes east to
Town of Maridi and far east to the
South Sudan's Capital City Juba. High-way A44SE branch off at A44-East in
Maridi
Maridi is a town in South Sudan.
Location
Maridi is located in Maridi County, Western Equatoria State, near the international border between South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This location lies approximately , by road, west of ...
, and goes southeast to
Yei Town in
Central Equatoria State. High-way A44-S goes to boarder Town of Nabiapai at the boarder of The Democratic Republic of the Congo and The Republic South Sudan. Yambio is also served by
Yambio Airport
Yambio Airport is an airport serving Yambio in South Sudan.
Location
Yambio Airport is located in Yambio County in Gbudwe, in the town of Yambio, in the southwestern part of South Sudan, near the International borders with the Democratic Republi ...
(HSYA).
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Points of interest
The following points of interest are located in Yambio or near the city limits:
* The offices of Yambio City Council
* The headquarters of ''Yambio County''
* The headquarters of Western Equatoria State
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* Yambio Airport
Yambio Airport is an airport serving Yambio in South Sudan.
Location
Yambio Airport is located in Yambio County in Gbudwe, in the town of Yambio, in the southwestern part of South Sudan, near the International borders with the Democratic Republi ...
- Civil Airport
* Royal Palace of the Azande Kingdom
* A branch of Equity Bank (South Sudan) - A licensed commercial bank
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It can also refer to a bank, or a division of a large bank, which deals with cor ...
* A branch of KCB bank Kenyan commercial bank a registered commercial branch in Yambio
* The grave of King Gdudwe.
* All saints cathedral Timbiro.
* Gbudwe football stadium.
See also
*Yambio Airport
Yambio Airport is an airport serving Yambio in South Sudan.
Location
Yambio Airport is located in Yambio County in Gbudwe, in the town of Yambio, in the southwestern part of South Sudan, near the International borders with the Democratic Republi ...
*EPA
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*Central Equatoria
Central Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. With an area of , it is the smallest of the original South Sudanese states. Its previous name was Bahr al-Jabal (also Bahr-el-Jebel), named after a tributary of the White Nile that flows through the s ...
*Eastern Equatoria
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 Febru ...
*Western Equatoria
Western Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of . Its capital is Yambio. The state was divided into counties, each headed by a County Commissioner. Western Equatoria seceded from Sudan as part of the Republic of South Sudan on ...
*Equatoria
Equatoria is a region of southern South Sudan, along the upper reaches of the White Nile. Originally a province of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, it also contained most of northern parts of present-day Uganda, including Lake Albert and West Nile. It ...
References
External links
Administrative Map of Sudan & South Sudan
{{State capitals in South Sudan
Populated places in Western Equatoria
State capitals in South Sudan