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14-461: 5°13′0″N 32°31′0″E  /  5.21667°N 32.51667°E  / 5.21667; 32.51667 The Koss River (Arabic هواشناسی: Khor Koss) is a river that flows in a north of northwest direction through the erstwhile Eastern Equatoria state of South Sudan , fed by streams from the Imatong Mountains to the west. The Koss river rises near Ikotos . The head-waters of the river form

28-561: A waterfall near Laborokala. This is the location of an annual Lango ceremony before the start of the rainy season where a goat is sacrificed and its stomach contents and later its bones are thrown into the stream. The Shilok river, a tributary of the Koss that separates the southeastern part of the Imatong mountains from the Teretenya ridge, joins the Koss not far from its source. The Koss river divides

42-508: Is the name given to the eastern half of the erstwhile Eastern Equatoria State in South Sudan , at one time an administrative region with headquarters in the town of Kapoeta . Greater Kapoeta was divided between Kapoeta County and Budi County , named after the Buya and Didinga (BU-DI) people. Kapoeta County was later split into Kapoeta North , South and East counties. The region is home to

56-551: The Nile to "Tarangole", and from there travelled south along the Koss Valley, and then southwest to the Nile. North of Tirangore, the river passes Lafon and then flows almost due north before being lost in marshland. Eastern Equatoria Louis Lobong Lojore is the current governor of Eastern Equatoria. The state shares international borders with Uganda in the south, with Kenya in

70-505: The 19th century and Lokoya of Lowoi. The Acholi , Madi , Iwire and Ofiriha people live in the westernmost Magwi county. Most of the inhabitants of Eastern Equatoria live by subsistence farming, and also raise cattle, sheep and goats. Some of the crops are sold, while most are consumed locally. The Didinga Hills in Budi county have rich and fertile soil that is used for cultivation of tobacco, potatoes, maize, and Dura. The executive head of

84-784: The State was the Governor, who was elected. The Governor was appointing ministers, advisors, and the Executive Directors to the Counties. The Counties in turn, were ruled by the democratically elected Local Government Councils headed by the County Commissioner The state legislature was elected, with the first elections being held in April 2010. Eastern Equatoria, like other states in South Sudan,

98-573: The communities was seen as an essential step, to be undertaken by the government. The communities also agreed to revive joint peace centres such as Miji, Ngauro, Kamulach, Kaliba, Namorunyang , Nawoyapak and Lochorkanyatom. The region has poor communications. A herder in a location such as Mogos in the semi-arid Kapeota East may have to walk for three days to the nearest market in Kapoeta town to sell his cattle, with no guarantee of getting an acceptable price. The Greater Kapoeta Cooperative Development Agency

112-721: The lowland area east of the Imatong Mountains from that west of the Lafit, Dongotona and Nangeya Mountains. Streams from these mountains feed the river. The river flows through the Bari country to the east of Torit . Near to Tirangore the river is spanned by a bailey bridge on the Torit- Kapoeta road, built by the Norwegian Church Aid. In 1881, Emin Pasha made a trip from Gondokoro on

126-400: The south-east and with Ethiopia in the north-east. Domestically, it is bordered by Central Equatoria in the west and Jonglei in the north. The Ilemi Triangle in the east, between Eastern Equatoria and Lake Turkana , is or has been disputed among all three abutting states ( South Sudan , Kenya and Ethiopia ). The state had 906,126 people in 2008 (32/sq mi). Eastern Equatoria state

140-646: The three pastoralist communities of Buya , Diding'a and Toposa people, who have a history of feuding and cattle raiding. In an attempt to eliminate further conflict, a peace conference was held in September 2009 in the Lauro payam in Budi County. The meeting was organized by the Southern Sudan Peace Commission , chaired by Brigadier General Louis Lobong Lojore . Demarcation of traditional boundaries between

154-631: Was divided into Budi County and Kapoeta county, which in turn was divided into Kapoeta North, South and East counties. Counties as of 2020 were: As of 2014 , this was one of the last areas in the world where cases of Guinea worm disease are found, with twelve of the 17 reported cases occurring "in one small pocket of Eastern Equatoria State," according to NPR . Eastern Equatoria is the most mountainous state in South Sudan. People entirely depend on agriculture and livestock keeping. Whenever there's climate change, people in those areas are least likely to be affected. Greater Kapoeta Greater Kapoeta

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168-544: Was home to several different ethnic groups. The Toposa , Jiye/Jie and Nyangathom live in the Kapeota counties in the east of the state. The Didinga , Dodoth and Boya live in Budi county around Chukudum. Further west, Lopa, Torit and Ikwoto counties are inhabited by the Ketebo , Otuho , Mokoyi Lopit , Lango , Pari , and Tenet people who inhabit a portion of the lopit hills after they split from Didinga and Murle early in

182-556: Was set up in the late 2000s to assist with marketing. In the run-up to the 2011 referendum on secession of South Sudan from Sudan , staff had difficulty due to the long distances between centers, shortages of food and water, and problems getting people to register since they were busy with the harvest. Following two years with poor rainfall, an April 2011 report by the Government of South Sudan stated that parts of Greater Kapoeta were in an acute food and livelihood crisis, with some risk of

196-488: Was sub-divided into counties. These were further divided into Payams, then Bomas. Each county was headed by a County Commissioner, elected by the people of a County as the head of the local government in the County. Counties were originally larger, but were subdivided in part to ensure that the different communities have full representation. Thus Torit County was subdivided into Torit, Lopa and Ikwotos counties, and Greater Kapoeta

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