Official name | Bentiu |
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Map caption | Location of Abu Hamad within Sudan |
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Pushpin map | Sudan |
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Pushpin label position | bottom |
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Pushpin map caption | Location in Sudan |
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Coordinates region | SD |
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Subdivision type | Country |
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Subdivision name | Sudan |
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Subdivision type1 | Admin. division |
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Subdivision name1 | Unity State |
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Unit pref | Imperial |
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Population as of | 2006 |
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Population total | 7,781 |
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Popleekion blank1 title | Ethnicities, Bentiu is located in Rupkona County and is the home of Leek clan in Unity State. |
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Population blank2 title | Religions |
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Bentiu (, also Bantiu) is the capital of Unity State (al-Wahda) in Sudan.
Geography
The town is situated in
Southern Sudan about 750 km south-west of
Khartoum, on the southern banks of
Bahr al-Ghazal.
Population
The town had a population of 7,781 in 2006.
Economy
There are oil fields around Bentiu that are exploited by international oil companies.
Infrastructure
After the destruction during the
Sudanese Civil War, the infrastructure in and around Bentiu is now being rebuilt.
Education
Bentiu is also the location of the planned
Western Upper Nile University, a promise by the state's education officials to speed up the higher education system in Unity State. Bentiu has three primary school and two Elementary school and Secondary school; these schools were teaching Arabic language before and now they are teaching English instead of Arabic. Mr. Adul Praj Kai Rom is the best known teacher in Bentiu, he taught almost everyone who knows how to write and read now in Bentiu.
Politics
Bentiu or Unity State became a State in 1994; the first governor was Michael Mayiel Chol, Thomas Kuma Ken,
Category:Populated places in Sudan
Category:State capitals in Sudan
Category:Unity (state)