Koch County Explained

Official Name:Koch County
Native Name:Jagei
Settlement Type:County
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
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:4,417
Population As Of:2017 estimate[1]
Population Total:112,040
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:CAT
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:8.596°N 29.992°W

Koch County is an administrative division of Unity State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, covering an area in the centre of the state.[2]

The administrative centre is the town of Koch.Large villages include Dhor Wang, Thorial, Duar, Wath-Thier and Bieh.[3] According to the Sudan Population and Housing Census, 2008, there were 75,000 persons in Koch County.The population is extremely poor, with widespread illiteracy.There are serious security concerns.[4]

Between April and November 2010, over 35 people died in the county, many of them civilians, from insurgent attacks.There were suspicions that General Gatluak Gai, who came from Koch County, was the leader of the forces responsible for these attacks.[5] As of January 2011 talks were in progress with different people who claimed to represent Gatluak Gai, but the situation was extremely obscure.[6] On 18 July 2011, Gatluak Gai concluded peace talks with the SPLA.Three days later he was killed.His second in command in the "South Sudan Liberation Army" rebel group, Marko Chuol Ruei, claimed responsibility for the death, saying Gatluak Gai had told his fighters to ignore the peace agreement.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Sudan: States and counties . 2024-02-14 . www.citypopulation.de.
  2. Web site: Full list of Kiir's proposed new 28 states in S Sudan. Radio Tamazuj. 3 October 2015. 14 August 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305125035/https://radiotamazuj.org/en/article/full-list-kiirs-proposed-new-28-states-s-sudan. 5 March 2016.
  3. Web site: . Unity State Map . UN OCHA . 2010-03-08 . 2011-09-14.
  4. Web site: Integrated and Quality Education Response in Koch County. . LIECH HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICE . 2011 . 2011-09-12.
  5. Web site: Koch County Insurgency Is A National Security Issue . 18 November 2010 . Machien J. Luoi . 2011-09-12.
  6. Web site: UNITY STATE: SECURITY FEARS AMID REFERENDUM HOPES - PART 2 . Mayank Bubna . Relief Web . 6 Jan 2011 . 2011-09-12.
  7. Web site: Militia Deputy Admits Killing of His Leader Gutluak . Sudan Tribune . Bonifacio Taban Kuich . 25 July 2011 . 2011-09-12.