Panyagor
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Panyagor | |
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  Panyagor | |
| Coordinates: 7°10′13.08″N 31°24′30.888″E / 7.1703000°N 31.40858000°E | |
| Country | South Sudan |
| Region | Greater Upper Nile |
| State | Jonglei State |
| County | Twic East County |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Panyagor (alternatively spelled Panyagoor) is the county headquarters of the Twic East County of Jonglei State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan.[1] Panyagor was also the headquarters of Twic East County before that county's division from 2016 to 2020 into Twic North County, Twic center County, and Twic South County.[2][note 1] Panyagor lies roughly 110 kilometers to the north of Bor Town, the capital of Jonglei State, and seven kilometers to the west of the Jonglei Canal.
Panyagor is commonly said to have once been a 'wut' (cattle camp) belonging to the Ayual community. Its possession was transferred to the Kongor community after the burial of the Kongor chief Aguir Deng there.[3]
Joseph Oduho, a founding member of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), was killed in Payagor on 27 March 1993. He had traveled there to discuss how to build a new coalition after the violent breakup of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) into rival factions.[4][5]
