Pariang (district)
Pariang is one of nine districts (counties) in the state of Unity , South Sudan . It is bounded in the north by the international border with Sudan , in the northeast by the border with the neighboring state of Upper Nile and in the east by the border with the state of Jonglei . In the south, the Pariang district joins the Guit district and in the west the Abiemhnom district ; both are also in the state of Unity. The Pariang district is divided into a total of nine counties ( Payams ): Pariang , Panyang , Yida , Gumriak , Jamjang , Biu , Wunkur , Nyeel and Aliiny .
The capital, which is also the namesake of the district, is Pariang .
Other significant towns in the Pariang district are Yida and Jamjang . Since the outbreak of civil war in the Sudan province of South Kordofan, both places have accommodated around 80,000 Sudanese refugees .
Incidentally, the Pariang district is almost exclusively inhabited by members of the Dinka ethnic group . Despite the sometimes very fertile soil, land use is almost exclusively limited to keeping livestock (goats, cattle), which the predominantly nomadic population leads seasonally to watering holes and pasture areas.
After armed clashes broke out in December 2013 between government troops of the South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and the opposition in South Sudan led by former Vice President Riek Machar , especially on the border with the neighboring state of Guit, armed clashes took place in Pariang between government forces and mainly opposition forces who belonged to the Nuer ethnic group instead of. As a result, there were massive displacement of the population within the district ( internally displaced persons ).
The total population of the district (excluding the Sudanese refugees ) is currently estimated at around 70,000. The last census in 2008 counted 82,443 residents who live in the 9,015.8 square kilometers of the district.
Individual evidence
- ↑ STATE REPORT UNITY - Village Assessments and Returnee Monitoring Analytical Report, Maps and Statistical Overview IOM - International Organization for Migration - 2009, p. 14
- ↑ Villages destroyed in fighting in South Sudan's Unity State ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. radiodabanga, Bentiu - 7 January 2014, The conflict in Unity State Human Security Baseline Assessment (HSBA) - 11 January 2014
- ^ South Sudan. Statistical Yearbook 2011. ( Memento of the original from April 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. National Bureau Of Statistics, p. 8.
Coordinates: 9 ° 55 ′ 12 ″ N , 29 ° 58 ′ 48 ″ E