Eastern Equatoria State

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Eastern Equatoria State is a region in southeastern South Sudan known for its ethnic diversity, agricultural potential, and strategic location bordering Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf state of South Sudan
agriculturalPotential high
bordersCountry Ethiopia
Kenya
Uganda
bordersInternalSubdivision Central Equatoria State
Imatong State
Jonglei State
Kapoeta State
linked to: Imatong State
capital Torit
climate tropical savanna climate
commonlySpokenLanguage Juba Arabic
country South Sudan
hasBorderCrossingWith Ethiopia
Kenya
Uganda
hasEconomicActivity pastoralism
small-scale trade
subsistence agriculture
hasEthnicGroup Acholi
linked to: Acholi people

Boya
Didinga
Jie (South Sudan)
linked to: Jie (Uganda)

Lango (South Sudan)
linked to: Lango

Lotuko
Murle (partly)
linked to: Murle

Toposa
hasMajorTown Ikotos
Kapoeta
Magwi
Torit
hasNaturalFeature Imatong Mountains
Kidepo Valley region
hasNaturalResource fertile agricultural land
knownFor agricultural potential
ethnic diversity
strategic border location
largestCity Torit
locatedIn South Sudan
locatedInPartOfCountry southeastern South Sudan
locatedInRegion Equatoria
linked to: Equatoria region
officialLanguage English
partOf Equatoria region of South Sudan
linked to: Equatoria region
strategicLocation corridor between South Sudan and East African Community states
timeZone East Africa Time
utcOffset +3
wasCreatedInAdministrativeReform 2005
wasPartOf Equatoria Province (historical Sudanese province)

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Ethiopia–South Sudan border adjacentTo Eastern Equatoria State
Toposa language spokenIn Eastern Equatoria State
Central Equatoria State borders Eastern Equatoria State
Equatoria region contains Eastern Equatoria
linked to: Eastern Equatoria State
Nimule locatedIn Eastern Equatoria State
Lotuko language primaryRegion Eastern Equatoria State
Tennet language spokenIn Eastern Equatoria State
Tennet language region Eastern Equatoria
linked to: Eastern Equatoria State
Tennet people region Eastern Equatoria State
Laarim language hasRegion Eastern Equatoria State
Didinga language spokenIn Eastern Equatoria
linked to: Eastern Equatoria State
Greater Kapoeta area locatedIn East Equatoria State
linked to: Eastern Equatoria State
Topotha region Eastern Equatoria State
Toposa region Eastern Equatoria State
Toposa people region Eastern Equatoria State
Kapoeta region partOf Eastern Equatoria State
Ma’di region Eastern Equatoria State
Otuho language spokenIn Eastern Equatoria State
Dongotono language spokenIn Eastern Equatoria State
Didinga people locatedInPoliticalEntity Eastern Equatoria State