Official Name: | Lafon |
Pushpin Map: | Southern Sudan |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in South Sudan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Sudan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Equatoria |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Eastern Equatoria |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Lafon County |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | CAT |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 5.0332°N 32.4691°W |
Lafon is located in Eastern Equatoria State of South Sudan,[1] the headquarters of Lafon County.The people belong to the Pari ethnic group.[2] Lafon Hill is a small, rocky elevation that rises abruptly from the surrounding plain.It is covered with terraced, Pari villages.Traditionally the people made their living primarily from cattle herding.[3]