词条 | Kapoeta |
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|name = Kapoeta |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Town |motto = |image_skyline = Peace agreement dancers in Kapoeta, Sudan.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Peace agreement dancers in Kapoeta |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = South Sudan |pushpin_label_position =top |pushpin_mapsize =300 |pushpin_map_caption =Location in South Sudan |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|South Sudan}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Namorunyang State |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Kapoeta South County |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = | |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = Town Clerk |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = Town |established_date = 19 August 2013 |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |population_as_of = 2014 Estimate |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 91160 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metr|population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metr|population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = |timezone =EAT |utc_offset = +3 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|04|46|30|N|33|35|24|E|region:SD|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 677 |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} Kapoeta is a town in South Sudan. It is located in Kapoeta South County, in Namorunyang State,[2] in southeastern South Sudan. LocationThe town lies on the east bank of the Singaita River. The post at Kapoeta was established by Captain Knollys, who reached the river in January 1927.[3] This location lies approximately {{convert|275|km|mi}}, by road, east of Juba, the capital of South Sudan, and the largest city in that country.[4] The town sits at an elevation of {{convert|677|m|ft}} above sea level.[5] HistoryKapoeta was upgraded to Town status administered by a town clerk on August 19, 2013.[6] {{main article|Torit County}}TransportThe main road from Lokichogio, Kenya to the capital city of Juba, South Sudan, runs through Kapoeta. The town is also served by Kapoeta Airport which, in 2011, was little more than a dirt strip. Population{{asof|August 2008}}, the population of Kapoeta was estimated at about 7,000.CultureKapoeta town sits in a land dominated by the Toposa ethnic group. The Didinga also live in the area, but they are farmers and tend to inhabit the fertile, wetter hills, whereas the cattle-centric Toposa people dominate the plains. Points of interestThe following points of interest are found in or near Kapoeta:
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References1. ^ {{Eastern Equatoria}}{{Authority control}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/ArticleView/mid/519/articleId/19112/Additional-Counties-In-Imatong-And-Namorunyang-States-Established.aspx|title=Additional Counties In Imatong And Namorunyang States Established|first=Peter Lokale|last=Nakimangole|publisher=Gurtong|date=22 April 2016|accessdate=14 August 2016}} 3. ^{{cite book |page=84 |title=Northeast African Studies, Volume 3 |publisher=African Studies Center, Michigan State University |year=1981}} 4. ^Map Showing Kapoeta And Juba With Distance Marker 5. ^Elevation of 2,220 Feet Above Sea Level {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317130006/http://www.airportsearch.org/HSKP/Kapoeta-Airport.html |date=2012-03-17 }} 6. ^{{cite news|last=Ijoo|first=Bosco|title=Eastern Equatoria to upgrade three towns to municipalities|url=http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article47717|accessdate=22 August 2013|newspaper=Sudan Tribune|date=20 August 2013}} 7. ^Kapoeta Power Station Commissioned In 2011 8. ^2002 Geological Survey of Kapoeta County 2 : Populated places in Eastern Equatoria|Equatoria |
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