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Kapoeta South County

Field	Value
official_name	Kapoeta South County
native_name
settlement_type	County
dot_x		dot_y =
pushpin_map	Southern Sudan
pushpin_label_position	left
pushpin_map_caption	Location in South Sudan
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	[[Image:Flag of South Sudan.svg	25px]] South Sudan
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Equatoria
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name2	Eastern Equatoria
seat	Kapoeta
seat_type	Headquarters
leader_title	County Commissioner
leader_name	Marko Lokitoe Lokuuta
leader_title1
established_title
established_title2
established_title3
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2	1,199
area_land_km2
population_as_of	2017 estimate
population_total	122,651
population_density_km2	auto
population_blank1_title	Ethnicities
population_blank2_title	Religions
timezone	CAT
utc_offset	+2
coordinates
postal_code_type

Kapoeta South County is an administrative region in Eastern Equatoria State. The county logo is a ram with horns and slightly bent tail.{{cite web The county includes the Kapoeta Town, Machi and Namorunyang Payams.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327180112/http://www.catholicdioceseoftorit.org/veterinary.html |archive-date=2012-03-27 |url-status=dead

During the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983-2005) the Sudanese Armed Forces laid a Barrier Minefield around the town of Kapoeta. In a ceremony in July 2007 the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) declared a section of this land 86888 m2 in area free of mines and available for farming. MAG planned to continue mine clearance to provide access to grazing land and room for settlements.{{cite web |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126025501/http://magarchive.ichameleon.com/news.php?p=8867&a=1 |archive-date=26 January 2013 |url-status=dead

Eastern Equatoria. Kapoeta County in Center

The town and county are served by Kapoeta Airport, a small single-runway facility.{{cite web |url-status = dead The Kapoeta Mission Hospital in Longeleya Payam was established immediately after the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) took control in June 2002. The hospital has an estimated catchment population of 490,000, growing fast with the influx of returnees and IDPs (Internally Displaced People) and other attracted to the town for work or trade.{{cite web

In June 2008 the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands officially opened the office of the SNV (Netherlands Development Organization) in a ceremony attended by State Governor Brigadier General Aloisio Ojetuk Emor. SNV is dedicated to improving the capabilities of local government.{{cite web On 4 February 2011 the U.S. Consul General in Juba and Eastern Equatoria state Governor Louis Lobong Lojore formally opened an 894-kilowatt power plant in Kapoeta, built using funding from USAID.{{cite web

References

"South Sudan: States and counties".
Nakimangole, Peter Lokale. (22 April 2016). "Additional Counties In Imatong And Namorunyang States Established". Gurtong.

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