Abiemnom County

Abiemnom (or Biemnom) is an administrative area in the extreme northwest of Ruweng Administrative Area, South Sudan.^[1] It borders Southern Kordofan in Sudan to the north.

Abiemnom West County and Abiemnom East County Greater Abiemnom Biemnom
Counties
Motto:  Pan poiun Tok
Abiemnom West County and Abiemnom East County Location in South Sudan
Coordinates: 9.398385°N 28.82334°E / 9.398385; 28.82334
Country	South Sudan
State	Ruweng Administrative Area
Government
• Type	local government
• County Commissioner	Ador Manyiel Abiemnom East County
• County Commissioner	James Hang Manyiel Abiemnom West County
Population  (2008)
• Total	53,022
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)

The main ethnic group are the Ruweng Dinka. In 2016 Abiemnom and Panreing they separated from Unity State and became Ruweng Administrative Area. The headquarter of Abiemnom East is Aniep Neip and the headquarter of Abiemnom West is Awarpiny. The county is divided into two Counties Abiemnom West and Abiemnom East and seven Payams':Manajoga, Pathiew, Panyang, Bang Bang, Abiemnom, Magok and Awarpiny. The Malual River and Kiir River both cross Abiemnom on their way to the Nile. Although the county lies outside the Sudd, it is affected by swamps. As of 2009, the only health care in the county was provided by four nurses.^[2]

After the April 2010 elections, forces led by General Galwak Gai, said to be composed of defecting SPLA/SSPA elements, staged attacks against SPLA garrisons and checkpoints in Abiemnom, Mayom, and Rubkona counties. As of June 2010 the county was affected by militia attacks and also by Messeryia migrations and attacks. In May 2010 there were 3,153 Internally Displaced People in Abiemnom town.^[3]

References

1. "Full list of Kiir's proposed new 28 states in S Sudan". Radio Tamazuj. 3 October 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
2. "STATE REPORT UNITY" (PDF). International Organization for Migration. 2009. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
3. "Unity State, Southern Sudan Briefing Pack" (PDF). UN Mission in Sudan. June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-09-12.