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Achwa, South Sudan


Alternative Names:Achwa, Assua, Aswa, River Assua, River Asua, River Aswa, River Moroto
Type:Stream - a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land
Mindat.org Region:Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan
Region:South Sudan
Latitude:3° 44' 0" N
Longitude:31° 56' 22" E
Lat/Long (dec):3.73356,31.93949
Köppen climate type:Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Feature ID:378246
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:378246:0
GUID:0
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Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Essebi meteorite, Aru Territory, Ituri, DR Congo2° 52' 59" N30° 49' 59" E155.0km (96.3 miles)
Kapoeta meteorite, Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan4° 42' 0" N33° 37' 59" E216.4km (134.5 miles)
Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan4° 46' 30" N33° 35' 24" E216.6km (134.6 miles)
Labwor Hills, Kotido, Northern Region, Uganda2° 45' 0" N33° 40' 0" E220.7km (137.2 miles)
Alluvial gold mine, Iga Barrière, Djugu Territory, Ituri, DR Congo1° 44' 57" N30° 18' 42" E285.2km (177.2 miles)
Iga Barrière, Djugu Territory, Ituri, DR Congo1° 44' 8" N30° 18' 14" E287.0km (178.3 miles)
Mongbwalu, Djugu Territory, Ituri, DR Congo1° 56' 12" N30° 2' 44" E290.1km (180.2 miles)
Mongbwalu gold Mine, Mongbwalu, Djugu Territory, Ituri, DR Congo1° 56' 6" N30° 1' 46" E291.5km (181.1 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
AfricaContinent
East African Rift System (EARS), AfricaZone (Tectonic)
West Nile Terrane, Congo Craton, African PlateShield
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
South SudanCountry
Eastern Equatoria, South SudanState

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
South Sudan, Eastern Equatoria214.2.0.0.0.0
South Sudan, Eastern Equatoria, Magwi214.2.7.0.0.0
South Sudan, Eastern Equatoria, Magwi, Magoy214.2.7.8.0.0
 
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