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Coordinates: 8 ° 46 ' N , 27 ° 24' E
Aweil ( Arabic أويل, Alternative spellings Uwail , Uwayl or Aweel ) is the capital of the southern Sudanese state of Aweil (until 2015 of the state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal ) and of the Aweil West County .
location
Aweil is located in the northwest of South Sudan between the rivers Lol in the north and Pongo in the south, on the railway line to Wau and just under 100 km from this nearest larger city.
population
The vast majority of the population is Dinka .
Population development:
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1973 (census) | 17,773 |
| 1983 (census) | 25,714 |
| 2007 (calculation) | 40,054 |
Infrastructure
The railway line built in the 1960s, which ran north to al-Ubayyid and ended south in Wau, was interrupted in the South Sudanese civil war. In 2009 a train ran from Babanusa to Aweil for the first time , and in 2010 the section between Aweil and Wau was reopened. Road connections are bad.
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- ↑ 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.
- ^ Bashir promises more railway construction in South Sudan , in: Sudan Tribune, March 11, 2010.
