Koch County
title: "Koch County" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["counties-of-unity-state", "koch-county"] topic_path: "general/counties-of-unity-state" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_County" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | |
| native_name | Jagei |
| settlement_type | County |
| motto | |
| pushpin_map | South Sudan |
| pushpin_label_position | left |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in South Sudan |
| subdivision_type | |
| subdivision_name | [[Image:Flag of South Sudan.svg |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Greater Upper Nile |
| subdivision_type2 | State |
| subdivision_name2 | Unity State |
| leader_title1 | |
| established_title | |
| established_title2 | |
| established_title3 | |
| established_date3 | |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_total_km2 | 6417 |
| area_land_km2 | |
| area_blank1_sq_mi | |
| population_as_of | 2017 estimate |
| population_total | 112,040 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_blank1_title | Ethnicities |
| population_blank2_title | Religions |
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi | |
| timezone | CAT |
| utc_offset | +2 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_ft | |
| postal_code_type | |
| :: |
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The administrative centre is the town of Koch. Large villages include Dhor Wang, Thorial, Duar, Wath-Thier and Bieh.{{cite web |ref= |url=http://www.unsudanig.org/library/mapcatalogue/south/data/state/SS_0026_U_State_A4_20100308_300_1.pdf |title= Unity State Map |publisher=UN OCHA |date=2010-03-08 |accessdate=2011-09-14}} According to the Sudan Population and Housing Census, 2008, there were 75,000 persons in Koch County. The population is extremely poor, with widespread illiteracy. There are serious security concerns.{{cite web |url=http://ops.unocha.org/ProjectSheet.aspx?appealid=908&projectid=38831&doctype=pdf |title=Integrated and Quality Education Response in Koch County. |publisher=LIECH HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICE |year=2011 |accessdate=2011-09-12 |archive-date=2012-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327161553/http://ops.unocha.org/ProjectSheet.aspx?appealid=908&projectid=38831&doctype=pdf |url-status=dead
Between April and November 2010, over 35 people died in the county, many of them civilians, from insurgent attacks. There were suspicions that General Gatluak Gai, who came from Koch County, was the leader of the forces responsible for these attacks.{{cite web |url=http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/ArticleView/mid/519/articleId/4395/Koch-County-Insurgency-is-a-National-Security-Issue.aspx |title=Koch County Insurgency Is A National Security Issue |date=18 November 2010 |author=Machien J. Luoi |accessdate=2011-09-12}} As of January 2011 talks were in progress with different people who claimed to represent Gatluak Gai, but the situation was extremely obscure.{{cite web |url=http://reliefweb.int/node/380090 |title=UNITY STATE: SECURITY FEARS AMID REFERENDUM HOPES - PART 2 |author=Mayank Bubna |work=Relief Web |date=6 Jan 2011 |accessdate=2011-09-12}} On 18 July 2011, Gatluak Gai concluded peace talks with the SPLA. Three days later he was killed. His second in command in the "South Sudan Liberation Army" rebel group, Marko Chuol Ruei, claimed responsibility for the death, saying Gatluak Gai had told his fighters to ignore the peace agreement.{{cite web |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201107261121.html |title=Militia Deputy Admits Killing of His Leader Gutluak |work=Sudan Tribune |author=Bonifacio Taban Kuich |date=25 July 2011 |accessdate=2011-09-12}}
References
References
- "South Sudan: States and counties".
- (3 October 2015). "Full list of Kiir's proposed new 28 states in S Sudan". Radio Tamazuj.
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