Akobo, is a town in

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Location

It is located in the

Akobo County Akobo County is a county in South Sudan. Location The county is located in Jonglei State, in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, bordering the country of Ethiopia. The county headquarter is Akobo, located approximately , northeast of ...

Jonglei State Jonglei State is a States of South Sudan, state of South Sudan with Bor, South Sudan, Bor as its centre of government and the biggest city. Jonglei state comprises nine counties: Bor District (South Sudan), Bor, Akobo County, Akobo, Ayod County, ...

in the

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region of South Sudan, in the northeastern part of South Sudan, near the International border with

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. Its location lies approximately , by road, northeast of

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Population

According to the

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ese census, which was boycotted by the

ese government, Akobo County's population was 400,210 in 2008. The land is inhabited by the land natives the Anyuak and Lou Nuer.

Transportation

From Akobo, one road leads northwest to Padoi and Walgak towards

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. Another road leads south to

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and

Pibor Pibor, also called Pibor Post, is a town in eastern South Sudan. Location Pibor located in Pibor County, in Pibor Administrative Area, in eastern South Sudan, near the border with Ethiopia. It lies approximately , by road, northeast of Juba, t ...

. The town is also served by

Akobo Airport Akobo Airport is an airport serving the town of Akobo, in Jonglei State, South Sudan. Location Akobo Airport is located in Akobo County in Jonglei State, in the town of Akobo, near the International border with Ethiopia. The airport is locate ...

Notable landmarks

Notable landmarks in the town of Akobo include the following: * The offices of Akobo, Town Council * The headquarters of Akobo County Administration * The town is situated near three rivers: the

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to the west, the

Pibor River The Pibor River (also called the River Pibor) is a river in eastern South Sudan, which defines part of South Sudan's border with Ethiopia. From its source near Pibor Post it flows north for about , joining the Baro River to form the Sobat River, w ...

to the east, and the

Akobo River The Akobo River is a river on the border between South Sudan and Ethiopia. From its source in the Ethiopian Highlands near Mizan Teferi it flows west for to join the Pibor River. The Pibor flows into the Sobat River, which in turn empties into t ...

to the southeast. The Akobo river empties into the river Pibor at the border town of Old Akobo. *Akobo has a clinic which was built in 1911 and a hospital which was built between 1976 and 1983. Akobo has three primary schools and one intermediate high school. * Akobo Heritage and Memorial University - An institution of higher learning *

- A civilian airport * Akobo has Akobo Lou Nuer Youth Association office in juba. * Akobo most part of land are dominated by Cie-both or Cie-dok lineages.

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