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![]() Twic East County on a map of South Sudan, displayed in red | |
Country | South Sudan |
State | Jonglei |
Headquarters | Panyagor |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( CAT) |
Twic East County, or simply Twic East, is a county located in Jonglei State, South Sudan. Its headquarters were located at Panyagor. [1] [note 1] In May 2016, Twic East County was divided into Twic North County, Kongor County, Twic Center County, and Twic South County. [2]
The area encompassed by the former county of Twic East was former colonial Twi Dinka district. [3]
Twic East County was home to the Twic community and it was nicknamed after a founding ancestor named Atwï or Atwïc Ariɛm [Pronounce: Twïny Ariɛm]. According to the Twic origin myth, their ancestors came from Patunduu' or Patundur, which lay to the west of Paliau, where Atwic and his brother, Yieu, lived. They had a falling out, and Atwic left his brother in Patunduu'. After Atwic's departure, Patundur suffered an eight-year drought, which only ended when Yiëu asked his brother to return. When Atwic returned so did the rains, earning him the chieftainship. [4] [note 2]
Similar to other places in South Sudan, Twic East receives humanitarian aid due to droughts that stop agriculture. [5] Food supplies have been targeted by raiders, such as one raid on trucks from the World Food Programme, which resulted in a loss of seven metric tonnes of food. [6]
Twi Dinka was District during British times like other communities of Dinkas. [7]
According to the Fifth Population and Housing Census of Sudan, conducted in April 2008, Twic East County had a combined population of 85,349 people, composed of 44,039 male and 41,310 female residents. [8] [note 3]
Twic East | |
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![]() Twic East County on a map of South Sudan, displayed in red | |
Country | South Sudan |
State | Jonglei |
Headquarters | Panyagor |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( CAT) |
Twic East County, or simply Twic East, is a county located in Jonglei State, South Sudan. Its headquarters were located at Panyagor. [1] [note 1] In May 2016, Twic East County was divided into Twic North County, Kongor County, Twic Center County, and Twic South County. [2]
The area encompassed by the former county of Twic East was former colonial Twi Dinka district. [3]
Twic East County was home to the Twic community and it was nicknamed after a founding ancestor named Atwï or Atwïc Ariɛm [Pronounce: Twïny Ariɛm]. According to the Twic origin myth, their ancestors came from Patunduu' or Patundur, which lay to the west of Paliau, where Atwic and his brother, Yieu, lived. They had a falling out, and Atwic left his brother in Patunduu'. After Atwic's departure, Patundur suffered an eight-year drought, which only ended when Yiëu asked his brother to return. When Atwic returned so did the rains, earning him the chieftainship. [4] [note 2]
Similar to other places in South Sudan, Twic East receives humanitarian aid due to droughts that stop agriculture. [5] Food supplies have been targeted by raiders, such as one raid on trucks from the World Food Programme, which resulted in a loss of seven metric tonnes of food. [6]
Twi Dinka was District during British times like other communities of Dinkas. [7]
According to the Fifth Population and Housing Census of Sudan, conducted in April 2008, Twic East County had a combined population of 85,349 people, composed of 44,039 male and 41,310 female residents. [8] [note 3]