Yambio

The city is located in Yambio County, Western Equatoria State,[1] in southwestern South Sudan, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its location lies approximately 444 kilometres (276 mi), by road, west of Juba, the largest city in South Sudan and the capital of that country.[2]

Yambio is the headquarters of Yambio County, in which it lies. It is also the capital city of Western Equatoria State, one of the 10 states that constitute the Republic of South Sudan. Following the attainment of independence by South Sudan in 2011, the main current concerns in Yambio include the following:[3]

• Resettlement of new South Sudanese returnees especially from the Republic of Sudan, but also from other countries such as: The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic and The Republic of Uganda
• Security enhancement against the marauding Ugandan rebels known as the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), who have terrorised the region for the past decade or so.
• Ensuring that the old residents and new returnees have enough food, now and in the future.

Yambio and the surrounding communities are the ancestral home of the Azande ethnic group, who also inhabit in neighbouring countries of The Democratic Republic of the Congo and The Central African Republic.

In 1983, the population of Yambio was estimated at approximately 24,900, during the Sudanese national census conducted that year. In 2010, it was estimated that the town's population had risen to about 45,700 people.[4] In 2011, another source estimated the population of the town at about 45,400.[5] The table below summarises the population trends of the town, from all sources, for the last thirty (30) years. See table below:

The main major Hwy that passes through The City of Yambio is Hwy A44-NW northbound to Town of Ri Rangu, while A44-W leads to Nzara and to the Town of Ezo at the border with the Central African Republic and to the Town of Tombura. Highway A44-E joins Highway A43 which goes east to Town of Maridi and far east to the South Sudan's Capital City Juba. Hwy A44SE branch off at A44-East in Maridi, and goes southeast to Yei Town in Central Equatoria State. Hwy A44-S goes to boarder Town of Nabiapai at the boarder of The Democratic Republic of the Congo and The Republic South Sudan. Yambio is also served by Yambio Airport (HSYA).[6]

The following points of interest are located in Yambio or near the city limits:

• The offices of Yambio City Council
• The headquarters of Yambio County
• The headquarters of Western Equatoria State
• Yambio Airport - Civil Airport
• A branch of Equity Bank (South Sudan) - A licensed commercial bank

• Yambio Airport (HSYA)
• EPA
• Central Equatoria
• Eastern Equatoria
• Western Equatoria
• Equatoria

Artist or Musicians in Yambio City: Emmy Robert, Emmy J.Yoere,Sweet J. Smigo, Nakamati (formally aka Triple Angles), Beaty Toni, Dr. Love, Bazande King, Mr Green, Jimmy Arabu, John Nambazia and many countless other Emmy Robert

• Administrative Map of Sudan & South Sudan

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