Twic County Explained

Official Name:Twic County
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:Bahr el Ghazal
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Warrap State
Government Footnotes:https://nbs.gov.ss/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/South-Sudan-Census-Tables.pdf
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:3,957
Population As Of:2008 census[1]
Population Total:204,905
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:CAT
Utc Offset:+2

Twic County is a county located in Warrap State, in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan.

History

Twic is also known as Twic Mayardit. Twic community played an important role in the liberation of South Sudan. Most notably general figures is Kerubino Kuanyin Bol who was one of the founders of SPLM/SPLA (now Sudan People's Liberation Movement and South Sudan People's Defence Forces). Bol fired the first rebellious shot when the imposition of Islamic Sharia law in September 1983 triggered a second round of civil warfare in the undeveloped, largely animist and Christian southern regions of the Republic of Sudan. [2]

The main livelihood of the population of Twic County is farming, livestock rearing, and fishing. There is also a significant number of people engaged in commercial trade.[3]

According to the 2008 census, the total population of Twic was 204,905 in 2008. [4] Twic County comprises six Payams including Akoc, Ajak Kuac, Aweng, Pan-Nyok, Turalei, and Wunrok. The County administration is located in Turalei Payam. [5]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Southern Sudan Counts: Tables from the 5th Sudan Population and Housing Census, 2008 . 2024-06-07 . www.nbs.gov.ss.
  2. News: Greenfield . Richard . 1999-09-23 . Obituary: Kerubino Kuanyin Bol The Independent . 2024-06-07 . The Independent . en.
  3. Web site: 2022-09-20 . Twic IRNA Report 09 August 2022 - South Sudan ReliefWeb . 2024-06-07 . reliefweb.int . en.
  4. 2008 . Southern Sudan Counts: Tables from the 5th Sudan Population and Housing Census, 2008 . Southern Sudan Centre for Census Statistics and Evaluation . 31 or 13 on the hardcopy . South Sudan National Bureau of Statistics.
  5. Web site: 2022-02-18 . South Sudan - Twic County, Warrap State: IDPs Assessment - 18 February 2022 - South Sudan ReliefWeb . 2024-06-07 . reliefweb.int . en.