Wau

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Wau is a major city in northwestern South Sudan that serves as an important administrative, commercial, and transport hub.

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Wau canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
administrativeDivisionType county
climate tropical savanna climate
coordinateLocation 7.7°N 27.98°E
country South Sudan
countryBeforeIndependence Sudan
elevation approximately 430 metres above sea level
formerColonialPower Anglo-Egyptian Sudan administration
governingBody Wau municipal authorities
hasAirport Wau Airport
hasFacility airstrip at Wau Airport
market
regional hospital
hasRailwayTerminus Wau railway station
hasRole administrative center
commercial hub
state capital
transport hub
hasUniversity University of Bahr El-Ghazal
historicalEvent affected by Second Sudanese Civil War
affected by South Sudanese Civil War
isCapitalOf Western Bahr el Ghazal State
isSeatOf Wau County
languageCommon Arabic
English
local Nilotic languages
locatedIn northwestern South Sudan
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Western Bahr el Ghazal State
locatedOnRiver Jur River
majorEconomicActivity agriculture
services
trade
nearbyFeature Sudd region (to the east)
linked to: Sudd
partOfRegion Bahr el Ghazal region
linked to: Bahr el Ghazal
populationCharacteristic one of the largest cities in South Sudan
railwayLine Babanusa–Wau railway
religionPresent Christianity
Islam
roadConnection connected to Aweil by road
connected to Juba by road
connected to Kuajok by road
timezone East Africa Time
transportModeServed air transport
rail transport
road transport
utcOffset +3

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Wau Airfield locatedIn Wau
subject linked to: Wau airfield