| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 193,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 South Sudan | 193,000 |
| Languages | |
| Luo language | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, African Traditional Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Nilotic peoples, esp. Luo peoples | |
The Luo are a Nilotic ethnic group that live in Western Bhar Gazal, South Sudan. They are part of a larger group of ethno-linguistically related Luo people of East Africa.[citation needed] They speak the Luo language [1][2]
They are related to the luo of Kenya , Uganda and Tanzania. The date of divergence is estimated to have been about eight centuries ago.[3] Their closest relatives are the Anyuak, and Shilluk.There is no tribe called Jurchol in South Sudan. 'Jur' is a reference the Dinka use to refer to someone whose language they don't understand. The Luo of South Sudan are some of the most peaceful people of the land. They believe in a united South Sudan.