Bentiu
Coordinates: 9 ° 14 ' N , 29 ° 50' E
Bentiu ( Arabic بانتيو; Alternative spelling Bantiu ) is the capital of the state of Northern Liech (until 2015 of the state of Unity ) in South Sudan .
location
The city is located in South Sudan, on the southern bank of the Bahr al-Ghazal River .
population
Bentiu has 6,508 inhabitants (2010 calculation).
Population development:
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1983 (census) | 5188 |
| 2010 (calculation) | 6508 |
economy
There are oil reserves in the vicinity of the city, most of which are exploited by the Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company . The infrastructure has been gradually restored since 2005, so that since 2006 there has been a brisk trade in Bentiu and the surrounding area.
Infrastructure
Two airfields are to the west and north of the city, and an oil pipeline runs east of the city and connects the Duar oil field to the main pipeline to Bur Sudan via Khartoum.
After the destruction caused by the civil war in South Sudan , work has been carried out on restoring the infrastructure since the peace agreement in 2005. The oil companies operating in the region are building all-weather roads that connect Bentiu to Rumbik , among others, to the south . A dredger was also used to make the Bahr al-Ghazal navigable again to the No-See . The work was completed in May 2006, so that Bentiu is now connected by river to the cities of Malakal , Kusti and Khartoum in the north via the White Nile and to the cities of Bur and Juba in the south via the Bahr al-Jabal .
history
On April 22, 2012, Sudanese planes bombed a market. There were ten injured and several dead.
In April 2014, insurgents killed several hundred civilians in Bentiu.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Embattled South Sudan's Bentiu emerges from was. Sudan Tribune, May 25, 2006 ( Memento of July 19, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Fighting between Sudan and South Sudan: bombs instead of negotiating. In: taz.de . April 23, 2012, accessed January 7, 2017 .
- Jump up ↑ Civil War in South Sudan: Rebels kill hundreds of civilians in Bentiu Oil City. In: Spiegel Online . April 21, 2014, accessed January 7, 2017 .
