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'''This page has limited information and needs to be updated. If you have more information on the hydrogeology of South Sudan, please get in touch!''' | '''This page has limited information and needs to be updated. If you have more information on the hydrogeology of South Sudan, please get in touch!''' | ||
See also [[Hydrogeology_of_Sudan]]. | See also the [[Hydrogeology_of_Sudan | Hydrogeology of Sudan]]. | ||
==Compilers== | ==Compilers== |
Revision as of 13:38, 7 June 2017
Africa Groundwater Atlas >> Hydrogeology by country >> Hydrogeology of South Sudan
This page has limited information and needs to be updated. If you have more information on the hydrogeology of South Sudan, please get in touch!
See also the Hydrogeology of Sudan.
Compilers
Dr Kirsty Upton and Brighid Ó Dochartaigh, British Geological Survey, UK
Please cite this page as: Upton & Ó Dochartaigh, 2016.
Bibliographic reference: Upton, K. & Ó Dochartaigh, B.É. 2016. Africa Groundwater Atlas: Hydrogeology of South Sudan. British Geological Survey. Accessed [date you accessed the information]. https://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Hydrogeology_of_Souht_Sudan
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Geographical Setting
General
Estimated Population in 2013* | 11,296,173 |
Rural Population (% of total) (2013)* | 81.6% |
Total Surface Area | 619,745 sq km |
Agricultural Land (% of total area) (2012)* | n/a |
Capital City | Juba |
Region | Eastern/Northern Africa |
Border Countries | Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic |
Annual Freshwater Withdrawal (2013)* | 658 Million cubic metres |
Annual Freshwater Withdrawal for Agriculture (2013)* | 36.7% |
Annual Freshwater Withdrawal for Domestic Use (2013)* | 29.3% |
Annual Freshwater Withdrawal for Industry (2013)* | 34.2% |
Rural Population with Access to Improved Water Source (2012)* | 55% |
Urban Population with Access to Improved Water Source (2012)* | 63.4% |
* Source: World Bank
Climate
More information on average rainfall and temperature for each of the climate zones in South Sudan can be seen at the South Sudan climate page.
These maps and graphs were developed from the CRU TS 3.21 dataset produced by the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, UK. For more information see the climate resource page.
Surface water
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Soil
Land cover
Geology
The geology map shows a simplified overview of the geology at a national scale (see the Geology resource page for more details). More information is available in the report UN (1988) (see References section, below). Some of the information in the Hydrogeology of Sudan page may also be useful.
Hydrogeology
The hydrogeology map below shows a simplified overview of the type and productivity of the main aquifers at a national scale (see the Hydrogeology Map resource page for more details).
More information on the hydrogeology of South Sudan is available in the report United Nations (1988), which covers South Sudan and Sudan (see also References section, below). Some of the information in the Hydrogeology of Sudan page may also be useful.
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Transboundary aquifers
For further information about transboundary aquifers, please see the Transboundary aquifers resources page.
References
References with more information on the geology and hydrogeology of South Sudan can be accessed through the Africa Groundwater Literature Archive.
There may also be information on South Sudan in older literature relating to Sudan in the Africa Groundwater Literature Archive.
United Nations. 1988. Groundwater in North and West Africa: Sudan. United Nations Department of Technical Cooperation for Development and Economic Commission for Africa/Natural Resources/Water Series No. 18, ST/TCD/5.
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