| Equatoria | |
 | |
Location  | |
| State | Southern Sudan |
|---|---|
| Surface | 184,817 km² |
| Inhabitants | 2.628.747 (2008) |
Equatoria (Arabic: الاستوائية al-Istiwa'iyya) is a region of Southern Sudan which corresponds to a Mudiriya (historical province).
To know
Geographical notes
It geographically coincides with the White Nile basin, from the Nuba Mountains to those Ugandans and from the Nile-Congo watershed to the buttresses Ethiopians.
Background
On May 26, 1871, Samuel White Baker proclaimed the annexation to GondokoroEgypt of the lands south of the 12th parallel, baptizing them with the name of Equatoria.
Gondokoro, near the current one Juba, was founded in 1851 by Austrian religious, who set up a mission there. It was the first known outpost on the Nile upstream from the swamps of the Sudd.
During the Mahdi revolt (1881-1889) this region found itself detached from the rest of Sudan in revolt.
Suggested readings
- Roberto Pattarin and Roberto Salgo, Equatoria 12º parallel. South Sudan between past and present, Silvana Editoriale, Cinisello Balsamo (MI), 2008
Territories and tourist destinations
The province is politically divided into 3 Governorates (in Arabic Wilāyāt, also sometimes referred to as states):
- Eastern Equatoria
- Central Equatoria
- Western Equatoria
Urban centers
- Chukudum
- Juba - Capital of the country.
- Ikotos
- Magwi - Located near the border with Uganda.
- Narus - Located near the border with Kenya.
- Nimule - Immediately north of the border with theUganda.
- Parjok - Located 39 km south of Magwi, near the border with Uganda.
- Torit - Capital of the state of Eastern Equatoria.
- Yambio - Capital of the governorate of Western Equatoria, located near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Other destinations
- Bandingilo National Park - Territory mainly marshy.
