Torit
Torit
Torit توريت Hatiha | |
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| Nickname: Wok leheyek | |
Torit Location in South Sudan | |
| Coordinates: 04°24′29″N 32°34′30″E / 4.40806°N 32.57500°E | |
| Country | South Sudan |
| Region | Equatoria |
| State | Eastern Equatoria |
| County | Torit County |
| Municipality | 19 August 2013 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joseph Aye Joseph Oswaha |
| Elevation | 615 m (2,018 ft) |
| Population (2008 Estimate) | |
• Total | 33,657 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Torit is a city in South Sudan that is the headquarters of Torit County in Eastern Equatoria State. The Equitoria Corps mutinied in Torit after independence rather than be removed to Khartoum and Arab control, starting the first civil war in Sudan. On August 18, 1955, the Torit mutiny began in Eastern Equatoria.