Magwi

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Magwi ( alternative spelling Magwe ) is a town in Eastern Equatoria State in South Sudan.

Magwi is the capital of the eponymous administrative district ( Magwi County) and seat of the Commissioner.

Location

50 km to the northeast lies Torit. 130 km ( straight line ) in the north- west lies the South Sudanese capital Juba, a trip by car takes about 4 hours. 70 km to the west flows the Nile, 60 km to the south runs the border with Uganda. It is close to some mountains, the eastern end of Magwi County levy is the Imatong Mountains. Neighboring towns of Magwi are Omeio directly in the east and Agoro, Okura and Gesiga.

Small, unpaved roads lead to Torit in the northeast, to Juba in the Northwest, according to Pageri and Nimule to the southwest and southeast over Palotaka after Pajok and Lobone on the border with Uganda. As the small town away from the main asphalt connecting axis Juba - Nimule is to Uganda, it could yet become the commercial center of the county. This role comes to Nimule on the Ugandan border.

In Magwi there are no water pipes or a power grid and no airfield.

Population

In Magwi County 169 826 inhabitants living in an area of 5207.95 km ², in the municipality ( Payam ) Magwi even 41 778 inhabitants. In the district predominantly Acholi and Madi live with minorities of Lulobo, Lotuko and Bor - Dinka. Since the 1920s, the Catholic Church ( Diocese of Torit ) with the parishes Palotaka (to which the city belongs Magwi ) Lerwa (now merged with Palotaka ) and Loa / Nimule present, also the Anglican Episcopal Church of the Sudan.

During the Second Sudanese Civil War, the County of hostilities was severely affected. In the border region with Uganda were since the 1990s refugee camp, at first primarily for refugees from central regions of Southern Sudan. But above all, the border area to about 2007 was also affected by attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army. Only since this year for the population to return to their home regions and begin the rebuilding of the district.

In Magwi destroyed in the war Secondary School was rebuilt in 2008, at the 16 teachers teach about 500 students (as of 2011).