Nimule is a city in the southern part of South Sudan in Magwi County , Eastern Equatoria . It lies approximately 197 kilometres (122 mi), by road, southeast of Juba , the capital of South Sudan and largest city in the country. The town also lies approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi), by road, north of Gulu, Uganda , the nearest large city.
4-623: In 1901, Nimule was the base for a British punitive expedition against the Lango , which had raided neighboring districts. The Longo had been supported by Sudanese mutineers, who were all captured or killed by the British force. On 19 August 2013, the South Sudanese parliament decided to upgrade Nimule Town to City Council status, administered by a City Clerk. Some in the county have protested, calling for wider consultations. On April 7, 2014,
8-650: The Mountain Trade and Development Bank expanded into the Eastern Equatoria state by opening a new branch in the town of Nimule. On October 6, 2017; Uganda had pledged to supply power to two South Sudanese border towns as part of the Eastern Africa Power Pool agreement; that calls on all member states to connect electricity to each other. Uganda's energy minister Simon D'Ujanga said "400 kilo-volts of power will be supplied to
12-775: The state. In February 2020, the one stop border post (OSBP) on the Nimule side of the border was officially opened for business. The OSBP was built at a cost of US$ 5 million with financing from Trademark East Africa . The OSBP on the Ugandan side at Elegu was completed earlier and was commissioned in November 2018. During the calendar year ending December 2019, South Sudan imported goods worth US$ 364 million from Uganda. Commercial bank branches: The following points of interest are located in or near Nimule: Lango people (South Sudan) Too Many Requests If you report this error to
16-566: The towns of Kaya and Nimule to boost socio-economic activities in the border areas." The population of Nimule was estimated at 45,000 in 2006. The current population is not publicly known, as of December 2014. Nimule is situated in the Eastern part of South Sudan. It is one of the states in South Sudan which is hindered by climatic change. During rainy season it's affected by too much water which sometimes leads to flooding in some parts of
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