Nimule

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Nimule is a city in the southern part of South Sudan in Magwi County, Eastern Equatoria. It lies approximately 197 km, by road, southeast of Juba, the capital of South Sudan and largest city in the country.{{cite web| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Sudan_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Juba%20()%20(Airport)%20&toplace=Nimule%20(Al%20Wilayah%20al%20Istiwa'iyah)%20&fromlat=4.872006&tolat=3.6&fromlng=31.601117&tolng=32.05| title=Road Distance Between Juba And Nimule With Map lam Emma | access-date=5 December 2014|publisher=Globefeed.com}} The town also lies approximately 120 km, by road, north of Gulu, Uganda, the nearest large city.{{cite web| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Gulu%2C%20Northern%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Difule%20Animal%20Sanctuary%2C%20Moyo%2C%20Northern%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJJyrED1ymcRcRBg7Yw9Hzbs4&dt2=ChIJaXYaIxlochcRo5j4Lo85WEc| title=Interactive Map Showing Nimule And Gulu|access-date=5 December 2014|publisher=Globefeed.com}}

Overview and history

In 1901, Nimule was the base for a British punitive expedition against the Lango, which had raided neighboring districts. The Lango had been supported by Sudanese mutineers, who were all captured or killed by the British force.

On 19 August 2013, the South Sudanese parliament decided to upgrade Nimule Town to City Council status, administered by a City Clerk. Some in the county have protested, calling for wider consultations.{{cite web|url=http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article47717| title=Eastern Equatoria To Upgrade Three Towns To Municipalities|newspaper=Sudan Tribune|date=20 August 2013|access-date=6 December 2014}}

On April 7, 2014, the Mountain Trade and Development Bank expanded into the Eastern Equatoria state by opening a new branch in the town of Nimule.

On October 6, 2017; Uganda had pledged to supply power to two South Sudanese border towns as part of the Eastern Africa Power Pool agreement; that calls on all member states to connect electricity to each other. Uganda's energy minister Simon D'Ujanga said "400 kilo-volts of power will be supplied to the towns of Kaya and Nimule to boost socio-economic activities in the border areas."

Population

The population of Nimule was estimated at 45,000 in 2006. The current population is not publicly known, as of December 2014.

Climatic change

Nimule is situated in the Eastern part of South Sudan. It is one of the states in South Sudan which is hindered by climatic change. During rainy season it's affected by too much water which sometimes leads to flooding in some parts of the state.

Sport

One stop border post

In February 2020, the one stop border post (OSBP) on the Nimule side of the border was officially opened for business. The OSBP was built at a cost of US$5 million with financing from Trademark East Africa. The OSBP on the Ugandan side at Elegu was completed earlier and was commissioned in November 2018. During the calendar year ending December 2019, South Sudan imported goods worth US$364 million from Uganda.

Economy

Commercial bank branches:

Transportation and infrastructure

  • Juba-Nimule Road - 119 mile road, that connects Juba to Numule SS Highway A43.
  • Gulu–Nimule Road - 65 mile road, that connects Highway A104 in Uganda with South Sudan Highway A43.
  • Nimule Airport - The airport, has a single unpaved runway which measures 1188 m in length.
  • Nimule National Park - The national park is located just outside town, to the north and to the east.

Proposed improvements

Accidents

  1. On 7 October 2006, a heavy truck with Ugandan registration UAD 720U from Uganda, carrying cement caused several spans on one of the two carriageways of the bridge to collapse into the river.{{cite web|access-date=6 December 2014| url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/530927|date=7 November 2006| title=Juba-Nimule Bridge Caves In|newspaper=New Vision (Kampala)| first=Henry|last=Mukasa}}
  2. On Friday, 17 June 2011, two Ugandan buses, one traveling to Juba, South Sudan from Nimule and the other traveling in the opposite direction, collided head-on, in Pajili Village, about 40 km, north of Nimule, killing at least 28 people and injuring at least 65 others. A joint investigation by the South Sudanese and Ugandan authorities, cited (a) overloading (b) speeding and (c) driver fatigue as factors in the collision.
  3. On Monday, 29 September 2014, a passenger bus traveling from Juba, crashed head-on with a truck-trailer carrying merchandise from Uganda to Juba. The accident which occurred at about 7.00 AM, killed at about 60 people and injured 13 others. Eyewitnesses stated that the truck was traveling on the wrong side of the road.{{cite web|date=29 September 2014| url=https://www.voaafrica.com/a/south-sudan-juba-nimule-road-accident-uganda/2466324.html|access-date=6 December 2014| publisher=Voice of America News|last=Wudu| first=Waakhe Simon|title=Nearly 60 Killed In South Sudan Road Crash}}

Points of interest

The following points of interest are located in or near Nimule:

References

References

  2. {{London Gazette. (12 September 1902)
  3. (23 April 2024). "CRN | at the service of life in South Sudan and Nuba Mountains".
  4. (6 October 2017). "Uganda to export power to neighbouring South Sudan".
  5. (11 June 2007). "Boomtown Nimule Under Strain". [[Integrated Regional Information Networks]].
  6. Ismail Musa Ladu. (10 February 2020). "Trade with South Sudan to grow, says Kyambadde". [[Daily Monitor]].
  7. bonface. (2015-04-10). "US$3.2bn Standard Gauge Railway line to connect Uganda and S.Sudan". Constructionreviewonline.com.
  8. (17 June 2011). "28 Killed As Two Buses Collide On Juba-Nimule Road". [[Sudan Tribune]].
  9. "Fulaa Lifeline International". Fulaalifeline.org.
  10. Njoroge, John. (16 February 2011). "Work On Gulu-Juba Road Begins". [[Daily Monitor]] (Kampala).
  11. Leadership Academy South Sudan

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