Western Equatoria State

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Western Equatoria State is a region in southwestern South Sudan known for its ethnic diversity, agriculture, and use of several local languages including Moru.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf state of South Sudan
agriculturalProduct cassava
fruits
groundnuts
maize
sorghum
borders Central African Republic
Central Equatoria State
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Warrap State
Western Bahr el Ghazal State
capital Yambio
climate tropical
country South Sudan
economySector agriculture
small-scale trade
hasCity Yambio
hasConflictHistory Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency
South Sudanese Civil War
hasEthnicGroup Azande people
linked to: Zande people

Baka people
Balanda people
Moru people
hasLanguage Baka language
Balanda Boor language
linked to: Boya language

English
Juba Arabic
Moru language
Zande language
hasReligion Christianity
traditional African religions
hasRiver Yei River NERFINISHED
hasTown Maridi
Nzara
Tambura
joinedCountryOn 2011 independence of South Sudan
knownFor agriculture
ethnic diversity
forested areas
subsistence farming
largestCity Yambio
locatedIn Equatoria region
South Sudan
southwestern South Sudan
partOf Equatoria
linked to: Equatoria region
timeZone East Africa Time
utcOffset +3
vegetation savanna
tropical rainforest
wasPartOf Sudan

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Moru language usedIn Western Equatoria State
Avokaya language primaryLocation Western Equatoria State
Central Equatoria State borders Western Equatoria State
Nzara, Sudan locatedIn Western Equatoria State
Nzara, Sudan administrativeDivisionOf Western Equatoria State
Lakes State borderedBy Western Equatoria State
Lakes State borderedBy Western Equatoria State
subject linked to: Lakes region
Avokaya governedWithin Western Equatoria State (South Sudan)
linked to: Western Equatoria State
Moru region Western Equatoria State