Akobo (woreda)

Akobo
Akobo is located in Ethiopia
Akobo
Akobo
Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 8°0′N 33°30′E / 8.000°N 33.500°E / 8.000; 33.500
Country Ethiopia
RegionGambela

Akobo (Aköbä) is a woreda in Gambela Region, Ethiopia. It is named after the A köbä in nuer language, and the Akoba River which flows westwards then north into the Baro River, defining its border with South Sudan. Part of the Nuer Zone, Akobo is bordered on the south and west by South Sudan, on the north by Wanthoa or Wanthɔa̱r ,and on the east by the Anuak Zone. The westernmost point of this woreda is the westernmost point of Ethiopia. Towns in Akobo include Tergol.