Kapoeta is a town in South Sudan . It is located in Kapoeta South County , in Eastern Equatoria State , in southeastern South Sudan .
5-587: The town lies on the east bank of the Singaita River . The post at Kapoeta was established by Captain Knollys, who reached the river in January 1927. This location lies approximately 275 kilometres (171 mi), by road, east of Juba , the capital and largest city of South Sudan. The town sits at an elevation of 677 metres (2,221 ft) above sea level. Kapoeta was upgraded to Town status administered by
10-457: A town clerk on August 19, 2013. The main road from Lokichogio , Kenya to the capital city of Juba, South Sudan , runs through Kapoeta. The town is also served by Kapoeta Airport which, in 2011, was little more than a dirt strip. As of August 2008, the population of Kapoeta was estimated at 7,000. Kapoeta town sits in a land dominated by the Toposa ethnic group. The Didinga also live in
15-735: Is a river in Eastern Equatoria state of South Sudan that flows through the town of Kapoeta . The Nathilani River, which starts from Nathilan hills in Loudo and flows through Loudo, is one of the Singaita's tributaries. The Murle people at one time lived in the Thingaita Valley, but were later displaced by the Toposa. The Toposa people now live along both sides of the Singaita and Lokalyen rivers. The post at Kapoeta on
20-631: The area, but they are farmers and tend to inhabit the fertile, wetter hills, whereas the cattle-centric Toposa people dominate the plains. Kapoeta is a destination for the many South Sudanese who are chronicled in the nonfiction book Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escaping Civil War in Sudan . The following points of interest are found in or near Kapoeta: Singaita River 4°46′22″N 33°35′03″E / 4.772644°N 33.584132°E / 4.772644; 33.584132 The Singaita River (also Khawr Thingaita, Khor Thingaita, Rigl Thimgaita, Singeitta)
25-543: The east bank of the river was established by Captain Knollys, who reached the river in January 1927. Near Kapoeta the river is about 150 yards wide, and normally has a sandy dry bed, but heavy rainstorms in the Didinga Hills can turn it into a raging, impassable flood overnight. A 125-meter drift was built to cross the Thingaita River at Kapoeta with USAID funding in 1983. This article related to
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