Wau
E904022
Wau is a major city in northwestern South Sudan that serves as an important administrative, commercial, and transport hub.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wau canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionType | county ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 7.7°N 27.98°E ⓘ |
| country | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryBeforeIndependence | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 430 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| formerColonialPower | Anglo-Egyptian Sudan administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Wau municipal authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Wau Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
airstrip at Wau Airport
ⓘ
market ⓘ regional hospital ⓘ |
| hasRailwayTerminus | Wau railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administrative center
ⓘ
commercial hub ⓘ state capital ⓘ transport hub ⓘ |
| hasUniversity | University of Bahr El-Ghazal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
affected by Second Sudanese Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
affected by South Sudanese Civil War ⓘ |
| isCapitalOf | Western Bahr el Ghazal State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSeatOf | Wau County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageCommon |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ local Nilotic languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern South Sudan ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Western Bahr el Ghazal State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Jur River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
services ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Sudd region (to the east) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRegion | Bahr el Ghazal region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | one of the largest cities in South Sudan ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Babanusa–Wau railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionPresent |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
connected to Aweil by road
ⓘ
connected to Juba by road ⓘ connected to Kuajok by road ⓘ |
| timezone | East Africa Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportModeServed |
air transport
ⓘ
rail transport ⓘ road transport ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.