Key facts
- Country
- South Sudan
- Region
- Greater Upper Nile
- State
- Jonglei State
- County
- Bor County
- Elevation
- 407 m (1,335 ft)
- Total
- 315,351
- Time zone
- UTC+2 ( CAT )
- Climate
- Aw
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Kingdom of Egypt
- Located in
- Jonglei
- Population
- 315351
- Elevation
- 431
- Capital of
- Jonglei
- Image
- Merol Market, Bor Town, Jonglei State, South Sudan.jpg
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- Bor, South Sudan
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Encyclopedic overview
Bor is a historic city in the Bor region of Jonglei State, located in the central region of South Sudan. It has also served as the headquarters of Jonglei state. The city is situated on the east side of the White Nile (Bahr al Jabal River) at the southern extent of the sudd, South Sudan's vast central wetlands.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bor” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.