Nzara | |
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 The cotton factory in Nzara, suspected to be the source of the 1976 Ebola outbreak. | |
  Nzara Location in Western Equatoria State | |
| Coordinates: 4°38′49″N 28°15′29″E / 4.647°N 28.258°E | |
| Country |  South Sudan |
| Region | Equatoria |
| State | Western Equatoria |
| County | Nzara County |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Nzara is a town in Western Equatoria State. It lies 15 mi (24 km) to the northwest of Yambio by road, and is 25 km (15m) from the border with the DR Congo.
Nzara was industrial center of the Azande Scheme also known as, Equatoria Project Scheme during the Anglo-Egyptian colonial period.[1] The Government of South Sudan has since 2006 intended to revive the agro-industrial complex.[2]
Nzara was the site of the world's first recorded outbreak of the Ebola virus disease. In five months starting in June 1976, 151 people in the region died of the disease.[3]
- ^ Hance, William A (Apr 1955). "The Zande Scheme in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan". Economic Geography. 31 (2): 149–156. doi:10.2307/142184. JSTOR 142184.
- ^ Embassy Khartoum. "Goss Trade Ministry To Develop Private Sector". US Department of State. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ Emmer, Rick (2006). Virus hunter. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers. ISBN 9781438123578.