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Boma, South Sudan

Coordinates: 6°10′50″N 34°23′20″E / 6.1805°N 34.3888°E / 6.1805; 34.3888
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Boma
Boma is located in South Sudan
Boma
Boma
Location in South Sudan before creation of new states
Coordinates: 6°10′50″N 34°23′20″E / 6.1805°N 34.3888°E / 6.1805; 34.3888
Country South Sudan
StatePibor Administrative Area
CountyPibor County
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
ClimateAw

Boma, is a town in South Sudan.

Location

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Boma is located in Pibor County, Pibor Administrative Area, in eastern South Sudan, near the border with Ethiopia.

Overview

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Boma was the first town captured by the Sudan People's Liberation Army at the beginning of its insurgency in 1983. The SPLA subsequently used the town's name for the lowest-level administrative division in the territory it controlled, which continues in modern-day South Sudan.[1]

More recently, the town of Boma has been at the center of the insurgency of the South Sudan Democratic Army led by David Yau Yau.[2]

Transport

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A road connects Boma to Raad along the border of Ethiopia. Another road leads southwest out of Boma, through the park via Kassangor to the town of Kapoeta . The town is also served by Boma Airstrip.

Population

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Points of interest

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Boma National Park, the largest national park in South Sudan, lies to the west of Boma.

References

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  1. ^ Deng, Lual (2013). Power of creative reasoning : the ideas and vision of john garang. Iuniverse Com. pp. 48, 140. ISBN 147596028X.
  2. ^ Mayar, Manyang David (8 May 2013). "South Sudan Confirms Yau Yau Rebels Seized Town". VOA News. Retrieved 16 September 2015.