Akobo (Aköbä) is a woreda in Gambela Region , Ethiopia . It is named after the Akobo in Anyuak language language, which translates as (I say) , and the Akoba River which flows westwards then north into the Baro River , defining its border with South Sudan . Part of the Nuer Zone , Akobo is bordered on the south and west by South Sudan, on the north by Wanthoa or Wanthɔa̱r ,and on the east by the Anuak Zone . The westernmost point of this woreda is the westernmost point of Ethiopia . Towns in Akobo include Tergol .
14-481: Akobo may refer to: Akobo (woreda) , Ethiopia Akobo River , on the border between South Sudan and Ethiopia Akobo, South Sudan Akobo County , South Sudan Akobo State , South Sudan Akobo Airport , located in Akobo, South Sudan [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
28-502: A further 4 persons are pastoralists. A total of 4,446 households were counted in this Zone, which results in an average of 5.5 persons to a household, and 4,211 housing units. The majority of the inhabitants said they were Protestant , with 94.76% of the population reporting they observed this belief, and 3.36% were Catholic . According to the 1994 national census, the woreda's population was reported to be 25,299 in 1,942 households, of whom 12,547 were men and 12,752 women; 244 or 0.96% of
42-721: Is predominantly swampy, with few distinguishing high points; elevations range around 410 meters above sea level. Rivers include the Gilo River . According to the Atlas of the Ethiopian Rural Economy published by the Central Statistical Agency (CSA), around 10% of the woreda is forest. The economy of Akobo is predominantly agricultural. There are no agricultural cooperatives, no documented roads, and little other infrastructure. Along with Jekow, Akobo becomes flooded during
56-654: The Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Between the 13th and 18th centuries, the Roman Catholic Church sent various missions to Ethiopia. Most of these were directed less at the conversion of non-Christians, but at securing the adhesion to the Holy See of the existing Church. They eventually failed due to the attachment of most Ethiopians to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church , which
70-538: The rainy season , requiring the people to migrate to the highlands with their cattle until the waters recede; thus raising livestock is the primary source of income in this woreda. At the start of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia , Akobo was part of the Administrative Zone 3 ; however at some point before 2001, that Zone was abolished and Akobo made part of Administrative Zone 2 . Akobo
84-577: The Ethiopian Catholic Church. There are also a small number of Latin-Rite Catholics in the country, primarily Italian Ethiopians . Saint Frumentius (Abune Salama Kesatie Berhan), the first Bishop of Ethiopia , was consecrated by Saint Athanasius , Patriarch of Alexandria around 341. Following the Council of Chalcedon in 451, the Coptic Church of Alexandria was no longer in communion with
98-604: The early 17th century led to uprisings. Due to the behaviour of the Portuguese Jesuit Afonso Mendes , whom Pope Urban VIII appointed as Patriarch of Ethiopia in 1622, Emperor Fasilides expelled the Patriarch and the European missionaries under penalty of death, who included Jerónimo Lobo , from the country in 1636; these contacts, which had seemed destined for success under the previous Emperor led, instead, to
112-509: The local livestock following the flooding, as well as epidemics of malaria . Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 24,674, of whom 14,273 are men and 10,401 women; with an area of 2,080.34 square kilometers, Akobo has a population density of 11.86 which is less than the Zone average of 23.79 persons per square kilometer. While 605 or 2.45% are urban inhabitants,
126-606: The population reporting they held that belief, while 1.46% professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity . 8°0′N 33°30′E / 8.000°N 33.500°E / 8.000; 33.500 Roman Catholicism in Ethiopia The Catholic Church in Ethiopia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church , under the spiritual leadership of the pope in Rome. The Eastern Rite Ethiopian Catholic Church ,
140-474: The population were urban inhabitants. (This total also includes an estimate for nine kebeles , which were not counted; they were estimated to have 13,903 inhabitants, of whom 6,637 were men and 7,266 women.) The largest ethnic group in Akobo was the Nuer (99.94%), and Nuer was spoken as a first language by 99.94% of the interviewed inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants said they were Protestant , with 96.67% of
154-590: The primary Roman Catholic denomination in the country, bases its liturgy and teaching on that of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church , modified to be in accordance with the Catholic dogma . While separated by their understanding of the primacy of the Bishop of Rome and their Christology , the Ethiopian Catholic and Orthodox Churches have basically the same sacraments and liturgy. As of 2017, there were 70,832 members of
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#1732851000328168-470: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Akobo&oldid=875849748 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Akobo (woreda) The terrain in Akobo
182-660: Was captured by the Ethiopian Unity Patriots Front rebel group in 2000, and remained under its control until at least 2004. Subsequently, between 2001 and 2007, Akobo became part of the Nuer Zone. Prior to 2007, the northern kebeles were split from this woreda to create Wanthoa and some eastern kebeles were added to Jor . The Baro River entered flood stage 23 August 2006, drowning two people and displacing over 6,000 people in Akobo and adjacent woredas. Authorities were concerned about foot-and-mouth disease afflicting
196-541: Was strongly linked to national identity and whose Miaphysite theology was incompatible with that of Rome The Portuguese voyages of discovery at the end of the fifteenth century opened the way for direct contacts between the Church in Rome and the Church in Ethiopia. In the mid-16th century, Ethiopian rulers allowed Jesuits to proselytize in the country. However, the conversion of rulers Za Dengel and Susenyos to Catholicism in
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