Koch, South Sudan Explained

Official Name:Koch
Pushpin Map:South Sudan
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in South Sudan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: South Sudan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Greater Upper Nile
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Unity State
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Koch County
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:CAT
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:8.596°N 29.992°W

Koch is a community in the Koch County of Unity State, in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan. It is the headquarters of Koch County.

The community lies in Jagei Nuer territory.It is within the Block 5A oil concession. Between 1998 and 2003 the community was attacked many times by government-supported troops or militias.[1] In 2002 the community was repeatedly attacked by a government Antonov bomber and helicopter gunships.[2]

On 31 January 2000, Riek Machar formally resigned from the government and called on his commanders and Nuer chiefs to meet him at Koch. United Nations planes were used under false pretenses to transport leaders to the conference, where the Sudan People's Defence Forces / Democratic Front was announced.

Notes and References

  1. Book: 660 . West's federal supplement . West Publishing Company . 2007.
  2. Book: Far in the waste Sudan: on assignment in Africa . 165 . Nicholas Coghlan . McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP . 2005 . 0-7735-2935-7.