Werkok, South Sudan Explained

Werkok
Native Name Lang:	dik
Pushpin Map:	South Sudan
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	South Sudan
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Greater Upper Nile
Subdivision Type2:	State
Subdivision Name2:	Jonglei State
Subdivision Type3:	County
Subdivision Name3:	Bor County
Subdivision Type4:	Payam
Subdivision Name4:	Makuach
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Density Km2:	auto

Werkok is a boma in Makuach payam, in the Bor County of Jonglei State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, about 13 kilometers north-east of Bor. From 2016 to 2020, it served as the county headquarters for Bor Central County.^[1]

Demographics

According to the Fifth Population and Housing Census of Sudan, conducted in April 2008, Werkok boma had a population of 8,713 people, composed of 4,737 male and 3,976 female residents.^{[2] [3]}

Governance

On several occasions in 2006, 2008, and 2009, during his time as Governor of Jonglei, Kuol Manyang Juuk proposed relocating the Bor County Headquarters from Bor Town to Werkok as a security measure.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. News: Peter . Mach Samuel . September 15, 2016 . Breaking News: Names of the 14 County Commissioners in Jonglei State. PaanLuel Wël . Bor, South Sudan. July 4, 2017.
2. National Bureau of Statistics . 2013. Population Distribution by Sex by Boma, Vol. III. The Republic of South Sudan, The National Bureau of Statistics . 34 . June 11, 2017. Table 142: Jonglei State, Bor South County, Makuach Payam.
3. In 2008, at the time of the census, Werkok was located in Bor South County. The data collected during the Fifth Population and Housing Census of Sudan were to be the primary source of information for decisions about the number and demarcation of electoral constituencies and administrative boundaries in what was then southern Sudan. South Sudanese officials rejected census results for southern Sudan. See Darfur Relief and Documentation Centre . 2010 . 5th Population and Housing Census in Sudan – An Incomplete Exercise . Darfur Relief and Documentation Centre, Geneva (Switzerland) . June 11, 2017. Also, see Demographics of South Sudan.
4. News: Aleu. Philip Thon. February 18, 2009. Jonglei Governor sends Bor County out of capital . Sudan Tribune. Bor, South Sudan. June 18, 2017.
5. News: de Jongkuc. Kur Madul . February 20, 2009 . Bor County Headquarters to Be Moved to Werkok Boma . Gurtong . Bor, South SUdan. June 18, 2017.