Greater Kapoeta area
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The Greater Kapoeta area is a region in southeastern South Sudan inhabited largely by the Toposa people, known for its pastoralist communities and arid, semi-desert landscape.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | region ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Kapoeta town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | part of Greater Equatoria region ⓘ |
| borders |
Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| conflictType | cattle raiding ⓘ |
| contains |
Kapoeta East County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kapoeta North County NERFINISHED ⓘ Kapoeta South County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentChallenges |
chronic food insecurity
ⓘ
limited access to basic services ⓘ |
| dominantLivelihood |
agro-pastoralism
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Eastern Nilotic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governance | local county administrations ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOf | Toposa traditional homeland ⓘ |
| humanitarianPresence |
UN agencies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
international NGOs ⓘ |
| infrastructureLevel | limited road network ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Toposa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cattle herding
ⓘ
cross-border pastoral mobility ⓘ pastoralist communities ⓘ |
| landscapeType |
arid
ⓘ
semi-desert ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Toposa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Equatoria State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorEthnicGroup | Toposa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Republic of South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
livestock rearing
ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional beliefs ⓘ |
| seasonalPattern |
pronounced dry season
ⓘ
short rainy season ⓘ |
| securityChallenges |
cross-border cattle rustling
ⓘ
inter-communal violence ⓘ |
| vegetation |
bushland
ⓘ
savanna ⓘ |
| waterSources |
boreholes
ⓘ
seasonal rivers ⓘ |
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