Kaya, South Sudan

3.54530.88Koordinaten: 3 ° 33 'N, 30 ° 53 ' E

Kaya is a small town in the state of Central Equatoria ( Central Equatoria ) in southern Sudan.

Location

The city is situated on the border with Uganda. On the other side of the border is the town of Oraba.

Population

There are no exact figures on the current population of Kaya, since due to the troubled situation in the region remain a large number of displaced persons in Kaya and displaced persons are still missing from Kaya.

History

Kaya was in the contested area of the Civil War in Southern Sudan and was taken on March 10, 1997 by the rebel army SPLA.

Economy

Due to the Civil War, infrastructure, trade and commerce are only very weakly developed. Since the peace agreement between the Khartoum government and the SPLA in January 2005, there are the first signs of a small economic boom.

Thus the road between Kaya and Yei, funded by HABITAT and the World Food Programme, WFP has been improved in 2003. A large part of the goods from Uganda, which are intended for Juba and the western part of South Sudan, crossing the border at Kaya.

There are some small Kaya, built in the local style hotels and inns.

Religion

In Kaya, there is a church building of the Presbyterian Church, which was built in 2003.

  • Location in South Sudan
  • Central Equatoria
  • Place in Africa
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