| Turalei | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Southern Sudan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in South Sudan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bahr el Ghazal |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Warrap |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Twic County |
| Leader Title: | County commissioner |
| Leader Name: | TBD |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2011 (estimate) |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Utc Offset: | +02:00 |
Turalei is a large town and government seat of the Twic County of Warrap State in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan. The town is the birthplace of many well-known basketball players such as Manute Bol and Ring Ayueland Liberation fighters as Kerbino Kuanyin Bol, Martin Manyiel Ayuel, Dr Justin Yach Arop and Many other.
Turalei is in Warrap State. It is the gubernatorial headquarters of Twic County. Its location is in Turalei Payam[1] in the north of South Sudan near the border with the Republic of the Sudan and the Abyei Area. This location lies about 834km (518miles) by road, northwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in the country.[2]
Due to its proximity to the border with the Sudan, Turalei suffered extensive destruction during the Second Sudanese Civil War of 1983 to 2005. Efforts are underway to assist in the rehabilitation of the settlement. Manute Bol was involved in some of those efforts. As a result, a hospital was built in the area.
In 2011, as hostilities flared up in neighbouring Abyei, Turalei has received an influx of refugees, who overwhelmed local resources.[3] In June 2011, Turalei itself was attacked by militiamen believed to be affiliated with the Khartoum government. Several fatalities were recorded.[4]
The population of Turalei is not known but estimations are around one hundred thousand. Its population was gathered from the previous bomas which form Turalei payams. These bomas include Ayen-Amuol, Anyiel-Kuac, Nyiel-Abiel, Pandit-Amuol, Mangok-Amuol, Majak-Aher and Kac-Beek payams.