Ezo is a town in

Western Equatoria Western Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of . The state 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 Sud ...

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. As of 2008 the town had a population of 33,657, while

Ezo County Ezo County is an administrative area in Western Equatoria State, 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 th ...

had a population of 80,861. The town is on the border with the

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and close to the

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of both countries with the

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. The town is mainly populated by the

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Transport

The county of Ezo has one singular airstrip, the Ezo airstrip was completed in 2024. The commissioner of the project states that he would like to see connections to Juba using Kush, Caravan and MAF airlines. There is one highway connecting Ezo to the rest of South Sudan, the A44. A dirt road goes through the

for around 2000 feet, then crossing into the

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Education

The Lissan Primary School serves all of Ezo.

Points of Interest

The

Bengangai Game Reserve The Bangangai Game Reserve (also spelled Bengangai Game Reserve) is found in South Sudan, on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, west of the town of Yambio. Established in 1939, it is both a game reserve and an Important Bird Are ...

borders Ezo. The

government building. The

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of Ezo and the

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of Ezo.

References

Populated places in Western Equatoria Ezo County {{SouthSudan-geo-stub