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Gogrial

Field	Value
official_name	Gogrial
other_name	Gakrial
native_name
nickname	Pana Akuoldit
settlement_type	Town
dot_x		dot_y =
pushpin_map	South Sudan
pushpin_label_position	bottom
pushpin_map_caption	Location in South Sudan
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	South Sudan
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Bahr el Ghazal
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name2	Warrap State
subdivision_type3	County
subdivision_name3	Gogrial West County
leader_title1
established_title
established_title2
established_title3
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2
area_land_km2
population_as_of	2011 Estimate
population_total	44600
population_blank1_title	Ethnicities
population_blank2_title	Religions
timezone	CAT
utc_offset	+2
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	397
postal_code_type

Gogrial (also rendered and romanized in Arabic as Qaqriyal) is a town in South Sudan.

Location

Gogrial is located in the Gogrial West County of Warrap State, in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan,{{cite news|url=http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/ArticleView/mid/519/articleId/18715/Gogrial-Governor-Establishes-13-New-Counties.aspx|title= Gogrial Governor Establishes 13 New Counties|publisher=Gurtong|first=Ayul Santino|last=Manut|date=28 February 2016|accessdate=12 August 2016}} close to the borders with the Republic of Sudan and the Abyei region. This location lies approximately 700 km, by road, northwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in that country.

Overview

Gogrial, like most South Sudanese towns, sits on a riverbank. The Jur River flows north, then turns east, about 5 km to the east of the central business district of the town. This town is one of two places where former NBA player Manute Bol was reported to have been born, with some reports saying he was actually born in Turalei, where his remains were buried.

Population

, the exact population of Gogrial is not known. However, it is estimated that the human population within a radius of 7 km, from the center of town, is approximately 44,600.

Points of interest

Sudan Air Force Antonov An-26-100. 7711 (cn 81–09) This an-26 crash-landed in 1997 at the airstrip of Gogrial. The plane got hit by SPLA-fire and had to make an emergency landing. Antonovs were used in the Sudanese Civil War as bombers and were feared by the population of Southern Sudan. 'VVll' is Arabic for '7711', which is written in Western-style numbers on the port-side.

The points of interest in or near the town of Gogrial include the following:

The Jur River - The river passes to the east of the town
Gogrial Airport - A small civilian airport, with a single unpaved runway
The main road from Wau, South Sudan to Babanusa, Sudan (B38) passes thorough Gogrial in a north to south direction
The town of Kuajok - The capital of Warrap State, lies approximately 34 km, south of Gogrial, along Highway B38

References

[http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Sudan_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Gogrial%20(Bahr%20al%20Ghazal%20Wilayat)&toplace=Juba%20()%20(Airport)%20&fromlat=8.5333333&tolat=4.872006&fromlng=28.1166667&tolng=31.601117 Map Showing Juba And Gogrial With Distance Marker]
"Manute Bol Buried in Turalei, South Sudan".
[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/SU/32/Gogrial.html Estimated Population In 2011]

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