Official Name: | Awerial |
Other Name: | Awerial County |
Nickname: | Aliab land |
Settlement Type: | County |
Pushpin Map: | South Sudan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in South Sudan |
Coordinates: | 6.1266°N 31.1738°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Lakes State |
Area Total Km2: | 4,544 |
Population As Of: | 2017 estimate[1] |
Population Total: | 71,616 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | CAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Aw |
Awerial is a County in Lakes State, central South Sudan.The County made headlines in December 2013 when it received over 70,000 internally displaced people fleeing fighting in nearby Bor .[2] The town is also the seat of an Anglican Bishopric.
Awerial county is bordering Terekeka County of Central Equatoria State to the South, Bor County of Jonglei State to the East, Yirol East County to the North, Yirol West County to the North West.
The County made headlines in December 2013 when it received over 70,000 internally displaced people fleeing fighting in nearby Bor .[3] The town is also the seat of an Anglican Bishopric.
Awerial county is bordering Terekeka county of Central Equatoria State to the South, Bor South County of Jonglei State to the East, Yirol East County to the North, Yirol West County to the North West.