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Akobo
Jongleicity
Total population
1,000
Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (South Sudan). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Akobo, a small city in Jonglei, South Sudan, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Located at 7.793°, 33.003°, Akobo occupies a equatorial portion of the northern hemisphere. Public datasets list a population of roughly 1,000. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,939 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 76% of daylight hours. Climate records indicate average highs near 96.1°F and lows near 76.9°F and about 21.6 in of annual precipitation (a relatively dry total). Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- abaGymnarchus niloticus Cuvier, 1829 · Animalia1
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1
- Clapperton's FrancolinPternistis clappertoni (Children & Vigors, 1826) · Aves1
- Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus Hermann, 1783 · Aves1
- Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves1
- African JacanaActophilornis africanus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves1
- PiapiacPtilostomus afer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Jonglei
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org