Eastern Equatoria State

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Eastern Equatoria State is a region in southeastern South Sudan known for its ethnic diversity, agricultural potential, and strategic location bordering Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf state of South Sudan
agriculturalPotential high
bordersCountry Ethiopia NERFINISHED
Kenya NERFINISHED
Uganda NERFINISHED
bordersInternalSubdivision Central Equatoria State NERFINISHED
Imatong State NERFINISHED
Jonglei State NERFINISHED
Kapoeta State NERFINISHED
capital Torit NERFINISHED
climate tropical savanna climate
commonlySpokenLanguage Juba Arabic NERFINISHED
country South Sudan NERFINISHED
hasBorderCrossingWith Ethiopia NERFINISHED
Kenya NERFINISHED
Uganda NERFINISHED
hasEconomicActivity pastoralism
small-scale trade
subsistence agriculture
hasEthnicGroup Acholi NERFINISHED
Boya NERFINISHED
Didinga NERFINISHED
Jie (South Sudan) NERFINISHED
Lango (South Sudan) NERFINISHED
Lotuko NERFINISHED
Murle (partly) NERFINISHED
Toposa NERFINISHED
hasMajorTown Ikotos NERFINISHED
Kapoeta NERFINISHED
Magwi NERFINISHED
Torit NERFINISHED
hasNaturalFeature Imatong Mountains NERFINISHED
Kidepo Valley region NERFINISHED
hasNaturalResource fertile agricultural land
knownFor agricultural potential
ethnic diversity
strategic border location
largestCity Torit NERFINISHED
locatedIn South Sudan NERFINISHED
locatedInPartOfCountry southeastern South Sudan
locatedInRegion Equatoria NERFINISHED
officialLanguage English
partOf Equatoria region of South Sudan NERFINISHED
strategicLocation corridor between South Sudan and East African Community states
timeZone East Africa Time
utcOffset +3
wasCreatedInAdministrativeReform 2005
wasPartOf Equatoria Province (historical Sudanese province) NERFINISHED

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Ethiopia–South Sudan border adjacentTo Eastern Equatoria State
Central Equatoria State borders Eastern Equatoria State
Toposa language spokenIn Eastern Equatoria State