| Official Name: | Ayod |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | South Sudan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in South Sudan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Sudan |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jonglei |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ayod County |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | CAT |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 8.1309°N 31.4105°W |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | BSh |
Ayod is a town in Jonglei,[1] South Sudan, headquarters of Ayod County.The Nuer people are the main inhabitants.[2] Riek Machar, first vice-president of South Sudan, is the 26th son of the chief of both Ayod and Leer.[3]
A study of the village in December 1994 examined 759 people and found that 156, or 20.6%, had Guinea worm lesions.Dracunculiasis, the parasitical infection by the Guinea worm, is caused by drinking contaminated water, and can be eliminated by providing a clean water supply.[4]