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Twic County
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Twic County | |
|---|---|
  Twic County Location in South Sudan | |
| Country |  South Sudan |
| Region | Bahr el Ghazal |
| State | Warrap State |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,528 sq mi (3,957 km2) |
| Population (2008 census[1]) | |
• Total | 204,905 |
| • Density | 134.1/sq mi (51.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Twic County is a county located in Warrap State, in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan.
History
[edit]Twic is also known as Twic Mayardit. Twic community played an important role in the liberation of South Sudan. Kerubino Kuanyin Bol was one of the founders of SPLM/SPLA (now Sudan People's Liberation Movement and South Sudan People's Defence Forces). Bol fired the first rebellious shot when the imposition of Islamic Sharia law in September 1983 triggered a second round of civil warfare in the undeveloped, largely animist and Christian southern regions of the Republic of Sudan.[2]
The main livelihood of the population of Twic County is farming, livestock rearing, and fishing. There is also a commercial trade.[3]
According to the 2008 census, the total population of Twic was 204,905 in 2008. [4]
Twic County comprises six Payams including Akoc, Ajak Kuac, Aweng, Pan-Nyok, Turalei, and Wunrok. The County administration is located in Turalei Payam. [5]
Notable people
[edit]- Kerubino Kuanyin Bol, SPLM/A founder and general
- Dominic Dim Deng, military veteran general and was the first defence minister
- Bona Malwal, journalist and politician
- Manute Bol, former NBA player
References
[edit]- ^ "Southern Sudan Counts: Tables from the 5th Sudan Population and Housing Census, 2008". www.nbs.gov.ss. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ Greenfield, Richard (1999-09-23). "Obituary: Kerubino Kuanyin Bol | The Independent". The Independent. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "Twic IRNA Report 09 August 2022 - South Sudan | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "Southern Sudan Counts: Tables from the 5th Sudan Population and Housing Census, 2008" (PDF). Southern Sudan Centre for Census Statistics and Evaluation: 31 or 13 on the hardcopy. 2008 – via South Sudan National Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "South Sudan - Twic County, Warrap State: IDPs Assessment - 18 February 2022 - South Sudan | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2024-06-07.