Torit

Short description: City in South Sudan

Torit

Torit
توريت

Hatiha

City

Nickname(s):

Wok leheyek[citation needed]

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Coordinates:  [ ⚑ ] 04°24′29″N 32°34′30″E﻿ / ﻿4.40806°N 32.575°E﻿ / 4.40806; 32.575
Country|  South Sudan
State| Eastern Equatoria
County| Torit County
Municipality| 19 August 2013
Government

• Mayor| Joseph Aye Joseph Oswaha[1]
Elevation

| 615 m (2,018 ft)
Population

(2008 Estimate)

• Total| 33,657
Time zone| UTC+2 (CAT)
A 2011 Torit postmark showing the new style of South Sudanese postmarks.

Torit is a city of Eastern Equatoria State in South Sudan.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Climatic change Torit county
* 3 Location
* 4 Population
* 5 Education
* 6 Points of interest
* 7 See also
* 8 References
* 9 External links

## History

On 18 August 1955, the Equatoria Corps mutinied at Torit, starting the First Sudanese Civil War.[2] In 1964 the military government in Khartoum closed "all the Christian mission schools" in the area.[3] Torit was upgraded to Municipality status administered by a mayor on August 19, 2013.[4]

## Climatic change Torit county

## Location

The city is in Torit County in Eastern Equatoria State,[5] in the southeastern part of South Sudan, close to the international border with the Republic of Uganda. It is approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) east of Juba, the capital and largest city in South Sudan, by road.[6] The coordinates of Torit are: 4° 24' 28.80"N, 32° 34' 30.00"E (Latitude:4.4080; Longitude:32.5750).

## Population

The population of Torit was last estimated at 20,050, in 2004,[7] and, according to census results, 33,657 in 2008.[8]

## Education

Equatoria International University temporarily opened in Torit on 21 June 2019, although the university is building a permanent site south of the city.[9]

## Points of interest

The following points of interest are found in Torit:

* Fr Saturlino Ohure Mausoleum
* The offices of Torit Town Council
* The headquarters of Torit County
* The headquarters of Eastern Equatoria State
* Dr John Garang Memorial Secondary School, Torit
* Torit Day Secondary School
* Torit East Primary School
* Torit Hospital
* Torit State Hospital
* The Juba-Lokichogio Road - The road, which is the primary land route to and from Kenya, passes through Torit
* Torit Airport - A small civilian airport
* Lomoliha Market - The central market for the town.
* Johnson Akio Secondary School
* Fr. saturlino Ohure Secondary School

## See also

* Torit Airport
* Eastern Equatoria
* Equatoria

## References

1. ↑ "Torit mayor orders butchers, vegetable sellers out of old market" (in en). https://radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/torit-mayor-orders-butchers-vegetable-sellers-out-of-the-old-market.
2. ↑ Richard Crockett (2010). Yale University Press. Sudan: Darfur and the Failure of an African State, p. 45. ISBN 9780300162738.
3. ↑ Richard Crockett (2010). Yale University Press. Sudan: Darfur and the Failure of an African State, p. 45-46. ISBN 9780300162738.
4. ↑ Ijoo, Bosco (20 August 2013). "Eastern Equatoria to upgrade three towns to municipalities". Sudan Tribune. http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article47717.
5. ↑ Nakimangole, Peter Lokale (22 April 2016). "Additional Counties In Torit And kapoeta States Established". Gurtong. http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/ArticleView/mid/519/articleId/19112/Additional-Counties-In-Torit-And-Kapoeta-States-Established.aspx.
6. ↑ "Distance between Juba () (Airport) and Torit (Al Wilayah al Istiwa'iyah) (Sudan)". https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Sudan_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Juba () (Airport) &toplace=Torit (Al Wilayah al Istiwa'iyah) &fromlat=4.872006&tolat=4.4133333&fromlng=31.601117&tolng=32.5677778.
7. ↑ Estimated Population In 2004
8. ↑ Statistical Yearbook for Southern Sudan . Southern Sudan Centre for Census, Statistics and Evaluation, 2010, p. 31 (PDF; 11,6 MB)
9. ↑ "Equatoria International University officially opens in Torit" (in en). https://radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/equatoria-international-university-officially-opens-in-torit.

## External links

* Location of Torit At Google Maps

[ ⚑ ]  04°24′29″N 32°34′30″E﻿ / ﻿4.40806°N 32.575°E﻿ / 4.40806; 32.575

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