Twic County
South Sudanese administrative area
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Twic County is a county located in Warrap State, in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan.
South SudanTwic County | |
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  Twic County Location in South Sudan | |
| Country | South Sudan |
| Region | Bahr el Ghazal |
| State | Warrap State |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,528 sq mi (3,957 km2) |
| Population (2008 census[1]) | |
• Total | 204,905 |
| • Density | 134.1/sq mi (51.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
History
Twic is also known as Twic Mayardit. Twic community played an important role in the liberation of South Sudan. Kerubino Kuanyin Bol was one of the founders of SPLM/SPLA (now Sudan People's Liberation Movement and South Sudan People's Defence Forces). Bol fired the first rebellious shot when the imposition of Islamic Sharia law in September 1983 triggered a second round of civil warfare in the undeveloped, largely animist and Christian southern regions of the Republic of Sudan.[2]
The main livelihood of the population of Twic County is farming, livestock rearing, and fishing. There is also a commercial trade.[3]
According to the 2008 census, the total population of Twic was 204,905 in 2008. [4]
Twic County comprises six Payams including Akoc, Ajak Kuac, Aweng, Pan-Nyok, Turalei, and Wunrok. The County administration is located in Turalei Payam. [5]
Notable people
- Kerubino Kuanyin Bol, SPLM/A founder and general
- Dominic Dim Deng, military veteran general and was the first defence minister
- Bona Malwal, journalist and politician
- Manute Bol, former NBA player