Pajok
| Pajok | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 Pajok
Location on Map is approximate |
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| Coordinates: 3°52′20″N 32°28′45″E / 3.872352°N 32.479169°ECoordinates: 3°52′20″N 32°28′45″E / 3.872352°N 32.479169°E | |
| Country |
 South Sudan
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| State | Eastern Equatoria State |
| County | Magwi County |
| Payam | Pajok Payam |
| State Representative | Payam Member of Parliament (MP) |
| Government | |
| • State Member of Parliament | John Ochan Bongomin Nono (SPLM) |
| Population (January 2012) | |
| • Total | 49,000 |
| Area code(s) | +211 |
Pajok (also Parjok, Parajok) is a community in Eastern Equatoria state of South Sudan. It is in the southern part of Magwi County, 39 kilometres (24 mi) south of Magwi, near the border with Uganda.
The main ethnic group are the Acholi people, who live on both sides of the border between South Sudan and Uganda in this region, divided by an arbitrary boundary defined by the Colonial British in 1926. The soil is volcanic in origin and rich. The town has a small gazetted forest reserve of 23 hectares (57 acres).
During the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983-2005), the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) captured Pajok from the government. The SPLA was weakened by internal dissension, and Pajok was among the towns recaptured by the government between 1991 and 1994. However, by December 1995 the SPLA had regained the town. In 1995 Sudan and Uganda broke off diplomatic relations. The next year the Sudanese Government accused Uganda of attacking the areas of Pajok and Teit.
The civil war ended in January 2005 and reconstruction began. The Lord's Resistance Army continued activity in and around the area, attacking the impoverished refugees in camps in north Uganda and South Sudan, including Pajok. A report of September 2005 said that refugees were starting to return, with 1,000 out of a population of 5,000 in Pajok targeted for assistance. Work was planned to reconstruct a primary health care unit in the town. In November 2008 UNICEF, in partnership with MEDAIR, handed over an emergency water treatment system to Pajok. The system was built in response to a cholera epidemic, and was capable of serving 2,000 people.
A 2010 report noted that lack of adequate roads is a serious problem. The people of Pajok got a bumper harvest of sesame in 2008 but could not sell it due to the cost of transport. As a result, they did not grow much sesame in the following year.
Notable Pajok People
1. Hon. Benaiah Benjamin Kitara, Chairperson of Revenue Authority, Eastern Equatoria State
2. Hon. Angela Achiro Onorio, Women representative in State Legislative Assembly
3. Hon. Tobias Xavier Lotto
4. Hon. John Ochan Bongomin; MP-Pajok Payam, Magwi County and State Minister of Cabinet and Parliamentary Affairs Eastern Equatoria State
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